Trying to lose weight? Here’s what you should add to your diet, rather than cut, according to experts

Woman sitting at a kitchen table surrounded by whole foods, including salad, beef, salmon, eggs and grains.

We tend to think weight loss is about taking things away: calories, carbs and sugar, for instance.

And while losing weight requires an energy deficit—consuming fewer calories than your body burns—that doesn’t mean eating as little as possible.