Courtney Fose, RD, MS
Master's Degree, Clinical Nutrition, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Co-authored Articles (13)
How to
Do the Oatmeal Diet
Oatmeal, which is essentially oats boiled in water, is high in soluble fiber and keeps you energized and full. The oatmeal diet was originally developed as a possible dietary treatment for diabetes in 1903, but doing the...
How to Personalize and Design Your Own Diet Plan
General diet plans, especially fad diets, are pretty popular, but they usually don't offer long-term success—because they aren't unique to you! Creating your own diet plan is a great way to achieve weight loss goals an...
How to
Eat 9000 Calories Per Day
Top level athletes burn a lot of calories through their training regimens, so they need to take in just as many through their diets. Both JJ Watt, the Defensive End and All-Star football player, and Michael Phelps, the ...
How to
Increase Your Appetite
Your appetite is controlled by two hormones: ghrelin, which makes you think you’re hungry, and leptin, which tells your brain that your stomach is full. These hormones can be thrown out of whack for a variety of reason...
How to
Calculate How Many Calories You Need to Eat to Lose Weight
There are a variety of methods available to help people lose weight. Following a healthy diet and cutting calories is the safest and most practical way to lose weight. Figuring out how many calories your body needs and...
How to
Calculate Fat Calories
Plus, learn how many calories from fat you need for a balanced dietCalories are a unit of measurement that show how much energy a food item will provide to your body. Calculating fat calories will benefit you when you wa...
How to
Quit Caffeine
Caffeine can help us feel more awake and alert, but too much for too long can be bad for our health. Quitting caffeine to reset your body and move away from the highs and lows of caffeine can be difficult, but most peopl...
How to
Prepare for a Cholesterol Test
People get cholesterol tests in order to assess their risk of heart disease. As cholesterol levels indicate the amount of lipids—that is, different kinds of fats—in your blood, a high result means that a person will...
How to
Suppress Appetite
When you're trying to lose weight, there's nothing worse than repeatedly caving to hunger pains, reaching for that bag of chips when you're trying so hard to be "good." It's not you, it's your ghrelin - a hormone that is...
How to
Know when You're Full
Knowing when you’re full can be tricky. But learning to listen to your body is a major help if you're trying to lose weight, eat enough to maintain a healthy weight, or simply avoid uncomfortable and unnecessary overea...
How to
Stop Snacking
Snacking often occurs between meals or late at night. It can be the result of poor dietary choices during mealtimes, persistent hunger, or simply mindless or compulsive snacking. Eating snacks in moderation is actually b...
How to
Stick to a Diet
Creating a diet plan is hard enough, but sticking to it is even harder. You might have been dieting for a few months, or just a few weeks, and are finding it hard to stay focused and motivated. If you really want to stic...
Benefits of High-Protein Diets for Weight Loss
Protein is one of the body's most important nutrients, performing a variety of tasks in our bodies, including acting as enzymes and hormones (including insulin). The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of protein defines...
