Holy cow! McDonald’s biggest burger ever is finally coming to the US. The fast-food chain revealed that the Big Arch Burger will be landing on Tuesday, March 3 — and they’re calling it their “most McDonald’s, McDonald’s burger” yet, per the McDonald’s Menu Spotter. The burger, available for a limited time, is “a love letter … Read more
It might be time to trade your calculator for a calendar. New research suggests that fasting just three days a week could lead to more weight loss and better health outcomes than constantly counting calories. With studies consistently showing that people struggle to stick to daily calorie restrictions, researchers said the 4:3 intermittent fasting regimen … Read more
UK scientists said they have developed a low-cost supplement that reduces appetite and calorie intake without the unpleasant, sometimes dangerous side effects that can accompany weight loss injections. Elcella — a twice-daily capsule being dubbed “natural Ozempic” — is said to cause cells in the colon to release high levels of the appetite-suppressing hormones PYY … Read more
Cookie lovers, rejoice — Subway introduced a holiday cookie big enough to stuff a stocking. Double Chocolate Peppermint Footlong Cookies were added to the menu Nov. 1 and will be available through Dec. 31. Diet conscious types need not apply, however — the warm treat, giving one gooey bite after another, will cost you a whopping … Read more
An Atlanta woman who was so obsessed with calorie counting and fitness tracking that it hospitalized her is now speaking out to warn others of their downsides. Dani Fernandez, now 25, had been battling an eating disorder for years since she was a young teen. It had reached a point where she would feel “guilty” … Read more
Calorie counts have become a staple on restaurant menus — and new research shows this information has potentially saved the lives and wallets of thousands of Americans. The Tufts University study, published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Open, found calorie counts have prevented at least 28,000 cancer cases linked to obesity and 16,700 cancer deaths … Read more
This past January, Tyla Gomez, 24, was feeling overweight and miserable. She was on an extremely restrictive diet, limiting herself to just 1250 calories a day, but she wasn’t losing weight. It seemed she’d never be able to squeeze into the size 10 skinny jeans she’d recently purchased. She considered getting liposuction or reducing her … Read more
You may want to slow down on fasting. A new study — published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association — has found that intermittent fasting fails to help dieters drop weight, with calorie counting still the most effective way to shed any unwanted pounds. The Johns Hopkins University research team’s findings are … Read more