Jodi Helmer, Author at MyFitnessPal Blog

About the Author

Jodi Helmer writes about health and wellness for publications like WebMD, AARP, Shape, Woman’s Day, Arthritis Today and Costco Connection among others. She often comes up with the best story ideas while hiking with her rescue dogs. You can read Jodi’s work or follow her on Twitter @helmerjodi.

August 7, 2023

Is the Quality of Calories More Important Than Quantity?

by Jodi Helmer

- August 7, 2023

When you’re trying to lose weight, it’s almost impossible to bite into a rice cake without being offered diet advice: Cut carbs, limit fat, drink shakes, you name it. Is one approach better than...

May 12, 2023

This Is the Quickest Way to Boost Your Mood

by Jodi Helmer

- May 12, 2023

From hours at a desk to a weekend of binge watching Netflix, the average adult spends 6 1/2 hours per day sitting. The sedentary behavior has been linked to a host of health issues from high blood...

December 21, 2022

5 Surprising Holiday Diet Busters

by Jodi Helmer

- December 21, 2022

Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine found participants started gaining weight in October and continued seeing incremental gains in their weight through the New Year. The actual...

November 28, 2022

How Much Weight Loss Can Actually Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?

by Jodi Helmer

- November 28, 2022

Managing diabetes can be challenging, but the good news is losing weight can help increase the odds of remission — and it doesn’t have to be drastic. New research published in Diabetic Medicine...

November 11, 2022

Why Travel Makes You Hungrier — And How to Combat It

by Jodi Helmer

- November 11, 2022

If you’ve ever felt hungrier on a plane, train or road trip, you’re not imagining it — research shows travel can alter healthy eating habits. A study published in the Journal of Occupational...

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