Food Diary Improves Weight Loss

A new study finds that recording what you eat can double your weight loss. In the study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, Dr. Victor J. Stevens, a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, and his team followed almost 1,700 men and women who were either overweight or obese. Participants followed a weight loss plan and were asked to record daily food intake and their exercise minutes. The participants who kept food diaries actually lost twice as much weight as the participants who did not keep food diaries. Food diaries not only increased accountability but also helped participants keep track of where extra calories were coming from and what they should try to avoid or incorporate into their diets.

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