For all our lives, most people have lived under the assumption that dieting is just a simple addition/subtraction problem. If you want to lose weight, simply eat fewer calories than your body burns in a day! A combination of eating less and working out more is the classic combination for dieting. As nutrition science advances, however, we're learning that our past assumptions on dieting are vastly oversimplified. Our Understanding of Diet and Nutrition Has Evolved Over Time The modern science of dieting and weight loss begins sometime around the early 20th century. Scientists got a handle on the number of … Continue reading →