Nutrition & Dieting Articles

Protein is a key part of any bodybuilder’s diet, with standard protein sources being chicken, beef, eggs and shakes. But there’s a whole ocean of fish out there, just waiting to be discovered.

Most American supermarkets have a great selection of fresh, healthy herbs, with price tags of $1 to $15 for just a tiny bunch weighing about an ounce (30 grams). Here are 10 herbs you can grow at home at a fraction of the cost.

You could be forgiven for thinking that nutrition pros only ever eat the best quality food, that they cook for themselves all the time to have 100% control and never hit fast food restaurants, but you’d be wrong.

Want to lose weight? Try a healthy 1500 calorie diet to reach your weight loss goals sooner than you thought possible, while feeling full and satisfied.

We all know that junk food doesn’t do us much good and while you want to avoid it as much as possible, the odd indulgence won’t do you much harm. Unless you’re one of these poor people that is.

Barbecues are synonymous with lots of booze, over-charred meats, fatty burgers and poor quality sausages, and side dishes that are far from diet-friendly. Why not make your BBQs this summer a little different?

Traditional bodybuilding dogma states the need for small, frequent meals to prevent you from going into a catabolic state and breaking down muscle tissue. Could this be completely false, though? An intermittent fasting diet could be just what you need.

Chocolate often gets a bad press as a fattening food. But what if it could be good for you? Research shows that dark chocolate could have beneficial effects. It might even help you fight against heart disease. Wouldn't that be perfect?

Many people pop fish oil supplements religiously citing the infinite benefits of taking it- how it is good for your heart, brain and joints. But, newer medical evidences point to the fact that whole fish is better than supplements for getting fish oil.

Health and nutrition experts recommend that a large portion of our daily food intake come from fresh, whole foods. When it comes to processed foods, the less we eat, the better. When choosing canned foods, you should know which ones to avoid.