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We talked to Dr. Ian Smith about cheat meals and healthy go-to meals that are easy to fix at home. Can you guess what the celebrity fitness guru had to say? Watch and weigh in below with your guilt free snacks.   Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.

The gap also has to do with African-American kids watching more "youth-targeted" networks.

Appetite for Change and youth from North Minneapolis, Minnesota, address food deserts and growing healthy food in their new viral video, "Grow Food."

They came up with the idea after being unable to find quick healthy options for their son who has Type 1 diabetes.

Ciara is becoming more and more of a big deal! She went from R&B star, to fashion icon, to a great mommy! Her career is…

There is nothing like the vitality boost you get from eating wild-caught fish. Though a bit on the pricier side, the health benefits are amazing…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans who want to eat right and stay fit like Michelle Obama can now find how and where to get ‘moving’ in their own neighborhoods. The first lady has launched an interactive online map to encourage people to join their local “Let’s Move” programs. Mrs. Obama announced the chart Wednesday as school […]

Weight loss is a challenge for most of us, but thanks to Dr. Ian Smith, it’s gotten a little easier. Not only does Smith promote the Shred diet, which has helped thousands successfully lose weight, he’s backing up his now-famous diet with a new cookbook. The SHRED Diet Cookbook brings Smith’s dieting principles to life with some […]

After a recent shopping trip I overheard a woman saying she stays away from eating healthier because she is on a fixed income and healthy…

Biggest Losers Mark Pinhasovich and Amanda Arlauskaus both transformed themselves during the taping of The Biggest Loser seasons 10 and 8 respectively. Mark won the Season 10 at-home prize, losing 213 pounds and winning $100,00o. Amanda was the second runner-up in Season 8, losing 87 pounds and keeping it off for five years. Although they […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department will allow some schools to delay adding more whole-grains to meals this year, responding to criticism from school nutrition officials and Congress that the standards were too difficult to put in place. The delay comes hours after a Republican-led House spending panel criticized the Obama administration’s healthier school-lunch standards […]

JJ Smith is the #1 Amazon bestseller & USA Today bestseller author of Lose Weight Without Dieting or Working Out! She is a nutritionist and certified weight loss expert, she’s be featured in Glamour, Essence and Ladies Home Journal to name a few. Her journey started when she was bed ridden with Mercury poisoning, with […]