by Joanne Eglash ( Celebrity Weight Loss Examiner)
Gotta love the traditional Fourth of July celebrations! A lazy morning, followed by a bring-it-on BBQ:
Potato chips and corn chips with plenty of sour cream mixed with onion …
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By Lisa Davis (Chicago Weight Loss Examiner)
Travel can wreak havoc on your weight. The motto, “I am on vacation,” can add several hundred, if not thousands of, calories to your diet and cause you …
Can you believe that nearly 30 million dollars is spent every year on “detox products?” Whether for weight loss or body cleansing from “toxins” in the environment, the claims usually sound too good to be …
By Jaimi Tudor (iBerkshires Columnist)
March is National Nutrition Month. This year’s slogan from the American Dietetics Association is “Eat Right.”
It is no secret that in America, obesity has become an epidemic: two out of three …
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
Weighing too much may take as much as a decade off your life, according a new analysis of studies that involved 900,000 people.
Adults who are obese — about 40 or more …
The Free Health Initiative founded by Dr. Ian Smith Reaches National Milestone
NEW YORK, March 24 — In just under two years, The 50 Million Pound Challenge has rallied more than a million Americans to come …
Bellevue’s Tommy Mygrant wins $50,000 in national fitness competition.
Tommy Mygrant is no longer fat. His wallet, however, is a different story.
For losing about 112 pounds, the 33-year-old Bellevue resident won $50,000 March 14.
That’s about $446.50 …
Jade Goody, a one-time dental assistant whose final days were as closely chronicled in the media as her appearances on reality television, died of cervical cancer early on Sunday, media reported.
The 27-year-old mother of two, …
The FDA expanded its list of tainted weight loss products that consumers shouldn’t buy or use.
In December, the FDA warned about more than 25 weight loss products that contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may …
Results of Sex and Weight Loss Survey by reader digest. Can extra pounds be sexy? They surveyed nearly 1,800 respondents to find out.
The Perfect Body Myth
Of the women, 46 percent categorize themselves as overweight; nearly …
Here’s a woman sitting at a bus stop in the Netherlands. Her weight shows up for all to see (in kilograms). She’s sitting on a weight scale.
The bus stop weight scale is part of an …
Dr. Jeffrey L. Lord, a specialist in laparoscopic weight loss surgery, will present “Weight Loss Surgery: Is It Right for You?” on Tuesday, Dec. 5 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast.
BLONDE, beautiful and with a body to die for, actress Kirstie Alley looks like a new woman.
The former Cheers star who fought a very public battle with the bulge is proudly showing off her …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after weight loss surgery, according to a new study.
“Sexual dysfunction should be considered one of the numerous potentially reversible complications of obesity,” the study team concludes.
Avoid snacking when you get home from work by distracting yourself for at least 15 minutes. As if you needed an excuse to hop on Facebook.
Instead of guzzling several high-cal drinks when you’re out for …
By Mitch Felipe
MANILA, Philippines – It has been a practice of busy women preparing for their wedding to eat less and neglect exercise. If you resort to starvation, you’d regain the weight during …
By Emma Wilkinson ,Health reporter, BBC News
People who are overweight or obese in middle-age run the risk of being frail in later life, say Finnish researchers.
A study of more than 1,000 men found the highest …
By Mitch Felipe
MANILA, Philippines – It has been a practice of busy women preparing for their wedding to eat less and neglect exercise. If you resort to starvation, you’d regain the weight during …