Diet Myths and Facts

Your Favorite Foods: Myth

 

Your Favorite Foods: Myth  (1 of 10 photos)

You can eat whatever you want and still lose weight.

Fact: You need to burn more calories than you eat if you want to lose weight. You can still eat your favorite foods--as long as you pay attention to the total number of calories that you eat. Controlling portions is the key.

 

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Women ages 19 to 50 need at least 1,000 milligrams of calcium every day. Younger women and women older than 50 need even more.