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FDA Considers Lap-Band Surgery for the Less Obese

Proposal could double number of eligible Americans

(Newser) - Weight-loss surgery may soon become a lot more common, as the FDA considers a request to lower the weight threshold for Lap-Band patients. Allergan, the company that makes the band, wants to reduce the minimum BMI from 40 to 35, which could double the number of Americans eligible for the...

'Diet' Crystals Trying to Conquer World

They'll be available in 4 more countries; scientists skeptical

(Newser) - Scientists may be dubious about their actual benefits, but Sensa diet crystals are set to go global anyway, reports Slashfood . The products claims to make the scent of food—and therefore the flavor—more intense. The idea is that a more intense flavor will make dieters feel fuller after eating...

An Obese Woman's Struggle With Food

Jennifer Joyner tried everything before realizing true problem

(Newser) - Jennifer Joyner was "a longtime member of the morbidly obese," avoiding the reflection of her 336-pound body in the mirror and wondering how her husband could still want her. For years, she could not stop eating, "cheeseburgers and French fries and pepperoni pizzas and chocolate bars smothered...

Need to Lose Weight? Freeze Yourself
Need to Lose Weight? Freeze Yourself
Oct 29, 2010 12:07 PM CDT

Need to Lose Weight? Freeze Yourself

Proponent sheds 30 pounds by subjecting himself to cold

(Newser) - If you’re desperate for a new way to lose weight, forget feeling the burn and try feeling the chill, suggests Ray Cronise, an ex-NASA scientist who lost 30 pounds in six weeks by subjecting himself to low temperatures. The theory is simple: Your body wants to maintain a constant...

Janet: My Breasts Were Bound as a Child Star

Traumatic experience gave her the title for her new book

(Newser) - Janet Jackson has struggled with her weight—publicly, no less—for years, which is why she wrote her upcoming self-help book, True You. She tells ABC News her body image issues began as a child actor on Good Times, when “they bound my chest because they thought my breasts...

Our Food Labels Need to Tell Us the Bad News

...says a new report that wants calories, fat listed on the front of packages

(Newser) - It's time for food manufacturers to come clean about what's in their products, a new report on food labeling suggests. In addition to trumpeting the good (high fiber!) food labels should fess up to the bad ('high sodium!') on the front of the package, argue experts from the...

You Can Sleep the Pounds Away
 You Can Sleep 
 the Pounds Away 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 9, 2010 7:00 PM CDT

You Can Sleep the Pounds Away

New study shows shut-eye will help you shed fat

(Newser) - If you’re dieting, but not losing body fat, you might just need to get more sleep. A small study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that 10 overweight men and women, all on the same calorie-restricted diet, lost the same amount of weight whether they got 8....

Teen Girls Drawn to Risky Weight-Loss Surgery

Gastric banding is popular—but not FDA-approved for youths

(Newser) - Teen girls are lining up for a weight-loss surgery known as gastric banding, prompting concerns from health experts who fear many may be sacrificing their well-being to look skinny, the Daily Beast reports. Banding is pitched as a safer, less invasive procedure than gastric bypass, and it's gaining popularity among...

New Magic Diet Potion? Water
 New Magic Diet Potion? Water 
Aug 24, 2010 6:09 PM CDT

New Magic Diet Potion? Water

Two glasses before meals works, says study

(Newser) - It's not the flashiest of diet drinks, but two glasses of water before meals seems to do the trick, a new study suggests. Researchers from Virginia Tech instructed a group of dieters to drink two glasses to start each meal. At the end of a 12-week-period, they each lost an...

These Shorts Freeze Your Butt Off—Literally

If not, at least they'll keep you cool

(Newser) - The latest way to burn fat without actually doing anything: FreezeAwayFat Cool Shape shorts, which promise to—you guessed it—freeze away fat. Turns out there may actually be something to it, writes Julie Deardorff in the Chicago Tribune . The shorts, which come with gel inserts to freeze and then...

Svelte Goodman: My Goal Weight Is '30 Pounds'

Talks dramatic weight loss with Letterman

(Newser) - David Letterman was quick to comment on John Goodman’s obvious weight loss last night on the Late Show , telling him “You look wonderful!” before asking what the actor weighed at his heaviest. “Pushing 400,” Goodman replies, then jokes that his target weight is “thirty...

Biggest Loser Finalist: It Gave Me an Eating Disorder

Weight loss show disregards safety, contestant says

(Newser) - The Biggest Loser tells tales of disciplined self-improvement, but one finalist has some horror stories to tell. In an interview with Golda Poretsky surfaced by Jezebel , season 3's Kai Hibbard says the brutal regimen and pressure from the show's staff endangered her health and gave her an eating...

Why Sugar-Free Sweets Are a Bad Move

They won't help your waistline or your teeth

(Newser) - A growing number of Americans are turning to sugar-free cookies, soda, gum, and candy to help them lose weight. But unless you're diabetic, sugar-free sweets are probably a bad dietary move, the LA Times reports. Here are some of the reasons why:
  • In most cases, the calorie difference is negligible:
...

50 Cent Drops 54 Pounds
 50 Cent Drops 54 Pounds 
May 27, 2010 10:00 AM CDT

50 Cent Drops 54 Pounds

No, it's not a disturbing diet trend

(Newser) - 50 Cent is barely recognizable in new pictures sweeping the Web. The rapper lost 54 pounds for an upcoming role as a cancer patient, ThisIs50.com reports. He went from 214 pounds to 160 pounds by going on a liquid diet and walking three hours a day on a treadmill,...

Kim Will 'Never Be Skinny'? BS
 Kim Will 'Never Be Skinny'? BS 
OPINION
May 24, 2010 10:46 AM CDT

Kim Will 'Never Be Skinny'? BS

Kardashian and Shape team up to destroy body image

(Newser) - Shape thought it would be a good idea to put a bikini-clad and, yes, skinny Kim Kardashian on its cover…alongside the coverline, “I’ll never be one of those skinny girls.” The obvious problem here is that she is one of those girls, writes Hortense on Jezebel...

Scientists Learn to Trigger Fat-Burning Fat

So-called 'brown fat' could help in fight against obesity

(Newser) - Scientists are a step closer to being able to help people slim down with the help of the body's own fat, reports Time . German researchers were able to use an enzyme known as COX-2 in order to make white fat—the majority of human fat cells—act more like brown...

Jillian Michaels: Childbirth Would Ruin My Body
 Jillian Michaels: 
 Childbirth Would 
 Ruin My Body 
reasons to not procreate
Apr 23, 2010 9:09 AM CDT

Jillian Michaels: Childbirth Would Ruin My Body

Experts miffed at Biggest Loser trainer's comment

(Newser) - Jillian Michaels probably should have thought twice before telling Women’s Health magazine she’ll never give birth…because she “can’t handle doing that to my body.” The Biggest Loser trainer is now under fire for her comment, and the feel-good bit about adopting that she added...

Supermodel's Daughter Weighed in at 330 Pounds

Zulekha Haywood, whose mom is Iman, writes about her obesity battle

(Newser) - Being the daughter of a supermodel can't be easy—but how about being the 330-pound daughter of a supermodel? Zulekha Haywood, whose mother is Iman (and father is NBA legend Spencer Haywood), recounts her obesity battle in a lengthy piece in Glamour . The now 165-pound 31-year-old, who has "more...

Hudson Is New Weight Watchers Spokesperson

Singer got in shape after pregnancy

(Newser) - Jennifer Hudson is the newest celebrity spokesperson for Weight Watchers, the company announced today. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning singer/actress, 28, lost weight after giving birth to son David Jr. in August, and is now thinner than she was pre-pregnancy, Us reports. The ads will begin airing Sunday; Hudson calls Weight...

Kirstie Alley's New Show Is 'Dated, Whiny'

Do we really need to tune in to Alley's weight loss struggle?

(Newser) - Kirstie Alley’s Big Life is the actress’s second shot at losing weight on reality TV, and enough is enough. Maybe once “everyone thought it was cool that you weren't afraid to play an insecure, self-involved, overly-catered-to celebrity,” writes Mary McNamara in an open letter, but “...

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