Looking for a body-fat calculator you can trust? Here's how to determine your body-fat percentage — and what the information means for your health — for a more accurate barometer of your fitness success.

Besides getting the body you want, losing weight can improve your health, career, and wallet, too! Weight loss isn't just about going down a dress size or two. It's about improving your life in dozens of significant ways.

Japanese women are considered among the most beautiful and elegant in the world. At 30 they look like they're 18, at 40 like they're 25, and they live the longest. We at Bright Side decided to find out the secrets of Japanese diet and lifestyle, for they prove to be quite useful.

Candida overgrowth can cause unpleasant symptoms like digestive issues, fatigue or mood disorders, but dietary changes may help. Here’s a beginner’s guide to the candida diet and a sample meal plan.

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Use this sample meal plan to kick off your gains or losses properly and efficiently. Lean out and maximize gains with this one-month program.

It is true that people on the ketogenic diet tend to eat less because of how satiating eating a high-fat moderate-protein diet is for us. And it is also true that less calorie consumption leads to improved health and weight loss. #KetoDiet #WTCO #WTCOKetomealplan #Health

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Here's a little secret for how to measure coconut oil - or shortening. You'll get a more accurate measurement using this method and have a little fun.

If your favorite pair of jeans was fitting you just fine three months ago, but suddenly feel a little tighter around the waistline (and you haven’t really changed routine) you may be experiencing ‘rapid weight gain.’ Ideally, this little shift in your body is temporary. While a little extra weight never killed anybody - despite what some magazines out there might tell you - keeping an eye on unexplained weight-gain is always a good idea; our bodies are constantly communicating with us…

On the big screen, celebrities seem to be something not really of this world, looking perfect every second. But they're just like us, with their own little guilty pleasures that aren't always good for the figure. Bright Side found 10 stars who think living life to the full is much better than dieting all the time, and they feel absolutely happy with themselves.

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One of the things Halle Berry has always been known for is her beauty. The actress, now 50, honestly doesn’t look a day over 35 and has the most youthful look and glow after all of these year…

In this article, Bright Side presents a collection of stories and photographs of people whose incredible example will help you start a new life. It's never too late to change yourself!

"I was still able to have sugar – it's all in moderation"