The fast food industry has taken over in the United States. In 2012, the International Food Information Council conducted a survey of American eating habits. They found that no less than one in every four American adults eat fast food at least once a day. What is more, they found that more than half of Americans, 52% to be exact, find doing their taxes to be less confusing than figuring out how to eat a healthy diet. [Read more]

The conventional wisdom has always been that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie, and as long as you are expending more than you are taking in, you’ll lose weight. But many people who have struggled with weight loss have long felt that there was something wrong with that point of view. New medical research suggests that they are right. [Read more]

It doesn’t take a scientific study to see that portions are out of control in this country. Every time you turn on the television, flip through a magazine or drive down the street you’ll be confronted with advertisements for fast-food value meals. [Read more]

The truth is that drinking the right amount of water every day can significantly enhance your overall health, putting you in the prime position to experience enhanced weight loss results as you follow a medical weight loss plan, such as one featuring lipotropic injections in Los Angeles. [Read more]

Eating a healthy diet can boost your energy levels—both physically and mentally. Getting the extra energy to head to the gym as you are trying to lose weight is great, but a lot of people are surprised by the increased mental clarity and boost to productivity that their healthy diet provides them. Unhealthy foods have the ability to hurt our focus and leave us feeling mentally sluggish and tired. [Read more]

Fresh fruits don’t come in a can, but you wouldn’t know it by the way many of us purchase and eat fruit. Even a lot of the ‘fresh’ produce available at the local grocery store has undergone extreme processing with pesticides and preservatives, and the natural taste of the fruit is often all but gone by the point it reaches our plates. [Read more]

Transitioning into a medical weight loss diet can be a challenging new adventure. As you learn to separate the good food from the bad, your weight loss doctor will set you up with a medical weight loss diet that’s right for you. Before you began eating healthier, you may have indulged in sweet treats whenever you liked, but now the sudden abandonment seems to be coming back to haunt you in the form of a sugar craving. You can learn to beat these sugar cravings by satisfying your sweet tooth in a healthy way without spoiling your medical weight loss diet. [Read more]

As August settles in and summer slowly comes to an end it is easy to become dissuaded from your original weight loss goals and give into the remaining BBQs and ice cream sundaes that are so popular this time of year. However, these indulgences are only going to make you feel worse after the sun sets and your stomach bulge continues to grow. You can get the most out of your medical weight loss plan with lipotropic injections by sticking to a healthy diet this summer. [Read more]

Avocados are touted around the nation as a staple of the California diet. Order a California sandwich anywhere outside of the state and you will get a nice mesh of avocado and turkey breast, but here on the West Coast, avocado is often avoided. [Read more]

Every news channel you turn to has something important to say about one of America’s favorite drinks: coffee. Today, a cup of Joe is touted as the key to vitality while tomorrow it may be man’s worst enemy. This wide range of media attention leaves many medical weight loss patients a bit confused when it comes to drinking coffee. [Read more]