We all know that even the best weight-loss plan can be beaten up by uncontrollable food cravings. How can we cope with them? Amanda Brown, a healthy lifestyle boffin from AllWomensTalk, offers an easy way to zip up those unhealthy yearnings for sweet and fatty treats. In order to nip food cravings and lose weight successfully, all we need is to avoid five particular products!

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Turmeric, a spicy vegetable extensively used in the Indian cuisine to prepare flavourful curries, can become a new weight loss remedy. Long known for its ability to heal wounds, facilitate digestion and combat inflammation, turmeric has recently been noted for its capacity to fight weight gain and prevent the development of type 2 diabetes. The results of this new study on turmeric have been presented at an annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Francisco.

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According to a research reported by Canadian Press, eating a large, nutrient-packed breakfast that provides a balanced ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates can be the best strategy to achieve successful weight loss. A big morning meal that can include eggs, cold cuts, wholemeal breads, healthy cereals, fruits, and even a piece of dark chocolate or a cup of steaming cocoa with milk, helps curb food cravings during the day and can significantly aid in shedding off unwanted pounds.

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Spicing up meals with seasonings and low-carbohydrate sweeteners can discourage dieters from eating excessive amounts of food. Flavouring your dishes will make you feel fuller and thus lower your calorie intake, suggests a new U.S. study that has found that boosting taste with spices may be a revolutionary way to promote a rapid loss of weight.

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There exists a common “dietary myth” about frequent snacking, which states that eating numerous small meals a day speeds up metabolic processes and promotes weight loss. However, a new Australian study has revealed that the “snack diet” does not help people lose excess pounds any faster than a conventional, three-meal-a-day dietary plan.

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