Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! Is that true? Seems like a lot of pressure on breakfast, especially given that every meal is an opportunity to nourish our bodies with delicious and nutritious foods.

Have you heard you'll lose more weight if you eat frequent, small meals — and that if you don't eat often enough, your metabolism will slow down? Good news for anyone freaking out about breaking their metabolism because they missed their seventh snack of the day: this is a myth.

Intermittent fasting has gained significant popularity as a dietary approach that goes beyond weight loss to other health benefits — such as more energy, lowering disease risk (such as type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure), and even improving overall nutrition when people eat during their eating windows.

So you've heard about intermittent fasting. The magic eating routine that might give you all the same health benefits of a calorie restriction diet — like improving heart and brain health while reducing inflammation and the risk of type 2 diabetes — without the whole watch what you eat and hands off the cookie jar thing.

Are you a frustrated female who has tried everything to lose weight but can't seem to get the scale to budge? If so, you're not alone. And if there's a male friend, family member, or significant other in your life who seems to drop pounds with ease, it can be quite disheartening.