Clark Memorial Hospital in Southern Indiana will begin offering weight-loss, or bariatric, surgery this fall for the treatment of morbid obesity.

Specifically, the hospital will offer the Lap-Band procedure, which reduces the amount of food a person can eat by placing an adjustable silicone band around the upper portion of the stomach.

The Travis County Commis-sioners Court reversed the decision to include diet, exercise and bariatric weight loss plans and surgeries in Travis County employees’ health-care insurance Tuesday.

A week overdue with her first child, Katie Holmes ballooned to the size of a small house.

But just five months after the birth of her daughter Suri, the 27-year-old actress is back to her super-svelte pre- pregnancy weight.

Weight loss in people over 65 can be the result of normal aging, but new research suggests that it may also be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia…

The Travis County commissioners approved using county tax dollars to pay for a weight loss surgery for county employees.

Researchers from Pittsburgh found that women often begin to take up smoking again after pregnancy with fears of gaining weight.

Young actress Scarlett Johansson, famous for her beautiful curves, has reportedly lost 8 pounds by following a diet rich in protein and salads.
The Lost In Translation star, who was once quoted saying of her …

You won’t believe this, but Spain’s top fashion show recently rejected models for being too thin. That’s right—somewhere in hell, a snowball is having the last laugh.

The show’s organizers told the Associated Press that they want to encourage an image of health and beauty instead of emaciation. Hopefully, this unprecedented action will start a trend. As long as the starvation look is in vogue, millions of women and men will suffer from disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.

New studies have suggested that brown seaweed, also known as wakame; commonly used to flavour Asian soups and salads, contains a compound that can promote weight loss.

Weight loss is the key factor in reducing diabetes risk for high-risk, overweight individuals, a new study shows.