Skip added sugar and pump up the protein and fiber in this 7-day plan for beginners. Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S.

Americans eat more than two to three times the recommended amount added sugar daily. (Illustration: Jiaqi Wang for Yahoo News) It’s in our DNA to like sweet foods. Our earliest ancestors had to forage ...

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Learn 7 science-based habits for healthy weight loss without Ozempic or going to the gym. Focus on nutrition, insulin management, and lifestyle changes.

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Sugar addiction is on the rise. Globally, sugar intake has quadrupled over the last 60 years, and it now makes up around 8% of all our calories. A limited 20% reduction in sugar is estimated to save ...

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Blood sugar is your body’s main source of energy, but chronically elevated levels are the cause of diabetes, which can cause serious health problems. Knowing how to lower your blood sugar is not only ...

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We’re swimming in sugar: Americans take in more than 22 teaspoons of added sugar each day (which snowballs into the equivalent of more than 56 pounds annually). For the average American’s ...

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