According to a CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the number of obese adults has doubled in the past 30 years. It has gone from 15 percent in the late 1970s to an estimated 31 percent today. This is frightening.

Why is this so? Especially in light of all the new diets? Partly, it’s due to an increase in packaged food. But most of it is because the weight loss industry wants to keep you fat. After all, if you lose your body fat, they lose a customer. In short, they perpetuate a lot of myths about fat and weight loss.

I have a free report on weight loss myths here. Pick it up today.

• Building Muscle While Losing Body Fat I got an email from a reader recently and wanted to share with you the general recommendations I have for simultaneously building muscle and losing body fat. Rules of thumb for gaining muscle and losing fat simultaneously are: High protein Low carb Moderate to high fat (kind of comes with......
• 3 Rebel Fat Loss Tricks Guest post by Jon Benson We should all take a big, huge, massive sigh of relief. Finally... the FDA did something right when it comes to bogus "magic" diet-fatburn pills. A panel of experts reviewed Vivus Inc.'s new wonder-pill "Qnexa" today. They gave it the thumbs-down. Why? Oh... pesky little......
• Arms Race Video THIS REPORT IS NO LONGER FREE. Thanks to all of you who subscribed during the promotion period. Here's how you can get the free report, "Arms Race," a guide that shows you how to pack on up to a half-inch of upper arm muscle in only one day. Sign......
• The Best Shakes for Weight Loss: Protein Shakes Everyone loves a good shake and what more could someone ask for than an awesome shake that doubles as a weight loss product? Protein shakes have become increasingly popular throughout the years and if they are taken correctly, they can easily increase the amount of weight you are losing. First......
• Build Lean Muscle Mass For many people, gaining weight is quite easy. Just look at most Americans. It's losing weight that is difficult. However, even though millions of people are chronically overweight, they're "under-muscled." The objective of this post is to change that. To build lean muscle mass, you have to take on a......

• Wii Fit: Healthy Weight Loss? Have you ever wondered if those video game exercise programs work? Can you achieve healthy weight loss playing a video game? The Wii Fit is the most popular of the weight loss programs that are on the market today. It has sold many thousands of units, but some wonder if......
• Weekly Weigh-In: Another 3.4 lbs Lost I lost another 3.4 lbs this past week making my total weight loss so far 66.6 lbs lost. That's a weird number..666. This past week was a good one. I was able to get myself on video performing a chin up, some burpees, and I've begun wearing clothes that I...
• Fuel For Running A runner needs a particular set of fuels to optimize running performance just like a car . He needs the right combination of carbohydrates, proteins and fats to fuel his running. This is called nutrition for runners.Each of these food groups has a specific function to fulfill in the......
• Ways to Lose Weight If you are thinking about losing weight, then set your mind to a permanent one that will get in line with your daily routine and life activities. Statistics say that 99% of the diets that involve suddenly not eating or eating in very poor amounts fail! Of the 1%......
• Tips for Parents with Overweight Children If you have a child that is dealing with weight issues and you find yourself nagging him or her to lose weight, then you may not realize that nagging is not the best way to help them lose weight. You can actually run the risk of straining your relationship with......