Fat Loss

Achieving sustainable fat loss involves more than just diet and exercise—it requires an understanding of metabolism, hormones, and lifestyle optimization. In these articles, Ben Greenfield shares insights from leading fat loss experts along with his own evidence-based strategies for improving body composition. Topics include effective diets and exercise protocols for fat loss, supplements that support metabolic health, the science behind calorie restriction and energy balance, fasted training, and practical fat-burning techniques designed to help you achieve lasting results.

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The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 5/23-5/29

Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup! In this weekly post, I share with you my most interesting discoveries of the...

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Lean and Mean—”How to Burn Fat Without Destroying Your Body”—FREE Chapter from My New Book Boundless.

Over the years, I’ve pushed my body to the extreme—first as a competitive tennis, water polo and volleyball athlete, then...

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Struggling with the Ketogenic Diet? How to Do It RIGHT + Signs You Need a Different Approach

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a low-carb, pasta-denying, no-single-blueberry-allowed grind for weeks—drained, starving, and watching the scale jump...

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8 *Must-Have* Exercise Tools to Build Your DIY Pop-Up Gym To Stay Fit ANYWHERE (Even While Traveling) This Holiday Season 🎅

The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the annual chaos of family reunions, holiday getaways, and endless...

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5 of the Most Common Diet & Exercise Mistakes That Prevent Fat Loss (+ What To Do Instead!)

Fat loss isn’t always as simple as cutting calories and upping your cardio. While the basic principle of weight loss...

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6 *Hidden* Factors That Could Be Seriously Sabotaging Your Weight Loss Efforts (& How To Lose Fat Safely For Life!)

If you’ve been crushing your workouts, dialing in your diet, and doing everything “right,” but the scale still won’t budge—or...

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Ben Greenfield’s Ultimate Peptide “Power Plays” — Transformational Stacks for Rapid Recovery, Supercharged Fat Burning, Explosive Muscle Gains & More

Peptides—short chains of amino acids that are the “building blocks” of proteins—can be extremely effective for targeting a single pathway...

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Safe & Effective Alternatives to Ozempic® and Other GLP-1 Agonists: Potent Peptides For Weight Loss and Muscle Gain

Interested in getting bigger, stronger, sexier, and faster with age, and you’re already engaged in smart strategies like lifting weights,...

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The 2 Best Ways To Burn Fat Fast (Without Destroying Your Hormones Or Metabolism)

“Dude, you photoshopped your head on that body.” I shook my head and smiled proudly as my friend Gerad stared...

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Biohack Your Body & Boost Your Brain With Healthy Recipes You Actually Want To Eat: My Brand New Cookbook “Boundless Kitchen” Is Live!

Well, here we are again. It’s time a for a new cookbook. A few years ago, I honestly and forthrightly...

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The Ultimate Guide To Cold Thermogenesis, Part 1: 5 “Cool” Health Benefits Of Cold Exposure.

With ten pale, blue fingers, I white-knuckled the steering wheel of my Toyota RAV4 and strained to remember how to...

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The Latest In Sauna Science: 9 Potent Health Benefits of Sauna, Plus 5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Sweatbox Experience.

My heart rate was through the roof from riding a stationary bike for 30 minutes, and I was now lying...

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The 10 Best Healthy Ice Creams: The “Scoop” On The Most Popular Ice Cream Brands And How To Choose The Best One For You.

As you no doubt know by now, I’m a sucker for ice cream, or any other cold, frozen beverage remotely...

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The Official 5-Day Juice Fast Results From Ben & Jessa Greenfield: What Happens When You Consume Low-Carb, Keto Vegetable Juice For 5 Days.

If you’ve been following me on Instagram lately, or if you heard Podcast Q&A episode 424, then you’re probably aware...

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The Surprising Link Between Your Gut & Weight Re-Gain, How We’ve Completely Missed The Mark On Fat Loss, Why Dieting (Especially Yo-Yo Dieting) Doesn’t Work, And Much More.

Today’s article is a guest post by Joel Greene, aka “the future of real-world health and nutrition, today.” Joel is...

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The Latest Research On Fasting: What 9 New Studies Say About Fasting’s Effects On Fat Loss, Satiety, Insulin Resistance, & More.

One of the prevailing themes throughout the thousands of books, blog posts, and scientific literature that have been written about...

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The Croissant Diet & The French Paradox (How Changing Your Fat Ratios Can Put You Back In Charge Of Your Waistline).

A good friend of mine recently emailed me about a guy named Brad Marshall who has a fascinating take on...

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Inside Isometrics: The Performance-Enhancing, Muscle-Boosting, Long-Forgotten Exercise Modality That You Can Do Anywhere. 

I’ve long used isometric exercises as a supplementary fitness modality for everything from minimalist exercise routines while traveling to build...