Eat meat, lose weight? That's the basic principle behind the Atkins Diet. On it, you won't be counting calories: Instead, the focus is on consuming fewer grams of carbohydrates. By restricting carbs, the body not only ends up with fewer leftover calories after each meal (calories which are typically converted into stored body fat), but it also has no choice but to burn additional stored body fat for energy.

It's summertime, when makeup slides off in the heat and in the pool. Now, more than ever, you want to look dewy and fresh-faced. We talk to Kenneth Mark, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at New York University, about how to get that elusive glow.

All you need is a minute to start shedding pounds! Here are some favorite strategies to cut calories and burn more fat that take 60 seconds or less. Combined with your cardio workout, you'll find plenty of opportunities to slip these tips into your routine and watch the scale go down. If you've already begun losing weight, these can maximize your efforts and speed results.

Are you over 40 and finding yourself struggling to button your jeans even though the number on the scale has stayed the same? You can thank middle age for your tightening waistband -- that's because once you hit the big 4-0 the (fattening) enemy changes. Or so say Mary Dan Eades, M.D., and Michael Eades, M.D., authors of "The 6-Week Cure for the Middle-Aged Middle: The Simple Plan to Flatten Your Belly Fast!"