The bananas-only diet is a fad diet that focuses on eating one food. With this diet, you're allowed to eat as many bananas as you want, as well as maybe some milk. You might lose weight, but your entire body will be starved of nutrients found in other foods.
There are many fast food items out there boasting more calories than you'd expect. Here are some deceivingly high-calorie fast food items to look out for.
If you've lived most of the last decade (or your entire life) eating egg white omelets because you believed egg yolks were bad for you, we're sorry to say that you may have been giving up the golden yellow goodness for no reason.
Coffee has numerous health benefits, and you have probably heard of some of them. With all of these health benefits of coffee, why shouldn't you drink it? Well, there is one ingredient that you should be aware of. It's called acrylamide, a potentially harmful chemical found in coffee.
We've probably all heard that losing weight is about 'calories in, calories out.' But experts have argued that counting calories isn't the best way to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Instead, some say we should be focusing on macros. What's the difference?
Fans of canned fish, beans, and legumes may be surprised to learn that 10 percent of all canned food contains a harmful chemical. The chemical is called bisphenol A, also known as BPA.
These days it seems as if everyone has sworn off bread in favor of eating a low-carb diet. But that doesn't necessarily mean they're eating the keto way, as there are some notable differences between the two diets.
If you're eating vegetarian because you believe it's better for your health, though, this may not always be true — especially when it comes to choosing veggie burgers over the beef or turkey version.
When it comes to tea, it seems as if everyone has a definite opinion. While some make their tea in a Keurig and some use a French press, the preferred method for most seems to involve boiling water in a kettle before pouring it over your bagged or loose-leaf tea. What is really the best way, though?
If you're a big fan of snacking, you'll be pleased to know that it's not as bad for you as we're led to believe. In fact, snacking is not only healthy, but it can also help with managing your weight.
So you have a hangover. You may be tempted to try a friend's homeopathic post-tequila tip, but most such pieces of advice are often based on misconceptions.
Which of these greens deserves to reign supreme as the all-time nutritional champ? Well, it's difficult to say for sure. While newcomer kale does have a number of advantages over spinach, the OG green gains its own back in other areas.
We've got some surprising news for both the caf and decaf camps: There's caf in your decaf. Because it's been soaked in a solvent to extract caffeine, decaf has less caffeine than regular, but it's not truly caffeine-free.
As you may know, brown rice and white rice are actually the same thing, just at different processing stages. There may be something in your rice, though, that you probably don't want to eat a ton of.
If you're someone who stumbles out of bed in the morning and heads straight into the kitchen with one eye closed, unable to wake up until you've had your morning cup of coffee, you're going to be surprised to learn that your caffeine injection might not be serving you as well as it could be