Researchers say that setting your thermostat a little lower can help you burn more calories. iStockphoto hide caption
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People following a 5-2 diet would eat lean protein and non-starchy vegetables two days a week. Heather Rousseau/NPR hide caption
Lose pounds and gain grams of gold in Dubai. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Raw, green coffee beans. To roast or not? Aidan/via Flickr hide caption
A player avatar runs on a treadmill in the virtual world of Second Life. Researchers used the online game to see if it could help people maintain weight loss habits in the real world. Courtesy of Univeristy of Kansas Medical Center hide caption
Front-loading your calories may help you lose weight. Gaelle Cohen/iStockphoto.com hide caption
Drinking diet soda and other low-calorie drinks may help you manage weight, but experts say plain old H2O is still the best way to go. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Swapping Out Sugary Soda For Diet Drinks May Help Tip The Scale In Your Favor
Eating low-glycemic foods, or foods that take longer to digest, may help you feel fuller for a longer period of time. Robyn Mackenzie/iStockphoto.com hide caption
The range of Qsymia doses approved by the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday. AP hide caption
It doesn't take a transcontinental flight to end up out of sync with your body clock. It might just be that you stay up too late. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Can you fight fat with a spoonful of these? iStockphoto.com hide caption
Studies show that friends and family gain weight — and lose weight — together. Sean Locke/iStockphoto.com hide caption