I do not understand the net carb calculation. If I subtract fiber from total carbs on the Balance bars(low Carb) i do not get 2 net carbs. Is there more to the equation? What do I do about the sugar alcohols? Do I subtract them from the total carbs? Michael. [via Ask Questions]

If you do not understand how to count net carbs, take a look at How to Calculate Net Carbs post, you might find it useful.

To answer your question, you do not need to count sugar alcohols and fiber, and yes, you need to subtract them from the total carbohydrate count. For example, the chocolate peanut butter Balance bar contains the total of 22 grams of carbohydrates. (more…)

Envy Gwyneth Paltrow’s post-babies snapback? Paltrow, the mom to Apple, 3, and Moses, 1, says, “It’s not luck.

In your 30s you can’t just eat whatever you want and not do anything. Even good genetics start to fail you.”

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Diet and Workout

To counter that depressing reality, Paltrow, 34, tries to avoid “eating a huge dinner late,” and enlists trainer Tracy Anderson six days a week for dance cardio and mat Pilates. (more…)

Continued from Eating at Night and Weight Gain. Can’t stop eating late at night? Your daytime eating habits could be the culprit, according to researchers at the Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Suwon, South Korea. (more…)

Does 3,500 calories equal 1 pound of fat? Is it possible not to eat a lot of calories and still not lose bodyfat?

Yep, 3,500 calories does amount to a pound of fat. So when you eat 3,500 fewer calories than the body needs, you should lose fat and get more defined, assuming you spend some time working out. But there’re other factors to consider.

How to burn 3500 calories When reducing calories, do so mildly – say 200-500 fewer a day than you’re consuming now. Such small decreases help sidestep metabolic adaptations that occur with dieting. (more…)

Continued from Janet Jackson: Weight Loss.

Janet Jackson is not the only woman to struggle with fluctuating weight. Many of us have been right there with her. Here is a sample of a diet plan that keeps Janet from gaining weight.

Janet Jackson’s Diet Plan

Breakfast: 6 egg whites with mushrooms and tomatoes, 1 small sliced apple, 2 slices of avocado.

Snack: Meal-replacement shake. (more…)

Applied topically, broccoli sprout extract appears to block potentially carcinogenic damage from sunlight – without inhibiting the formation of beneficial vitamin D. So maybe we do not need to eat America’s least favorite vegetable after all? Not so fast.

While it’s still too soon to look for broccoli in natural sun protection products, this extract offers promise against damaging radiation, which contributes to one million skin cancer cases each year in the United States. (more…)

How many calories are in an apple? Not that many; a medium apple contains only 72 calories. When it comes to baked apple products, however, the story is a little different.

Actually, it is a lot different. If you are dieting or trying to reduce your daily calorie intake, you should not be asking “How many calories are in an apple?� The question you want to ask is “How many calories are in that apple strudel or that apple pie?�

Just 3 oz of apple strudel or apple pie – which is a conservative serving size – contains about 230 calories and 32 grams of carbohydrates, mostly from sugar. (more…)

Just a few months after giving birth, Keri Russell, who says that she is naturally thin, managed to quickly lose weight and she also found creative ways to stay physically active.

Here is an excerpt from her recent interview with Self in which she sheds some light on her diet and workout approach.

What was the secret to getting your body back so quickly? “I stayed really physical during my pregnancy. I stuck to my normal prepregnancy workout, minus the stomach exercises and twisting. I really felt it helped my whole well-being. Ideally, I’d do pilates, usually on the reformer, for an hour every other day. (more…)