Look at the fat girl (Salon.com)
Is plus-size programming like “More to Love” and “Drop Dead Diva” empowerment, exploitation — or both?
Fighting fat hurting LISD budget (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
Lubbock’s school district has lost an estimated $1.5 million in potential revenue trying to measure up to state guidelines aimed at fighting childhood obesity, district administrators say.
Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Fall Over 1% (GoldSeek.com)
Gold and silver saw slight gains in Asia, fell back to about unchanged in London, and then dropped throughout most of the morning in New York and made their session lows of $934.25 and $13.58 around noon EST before they rallied back higher in the last hour and a half of trade, but gold still ended with a loss of 1.53% while silver closed the day with a loss of 1.72%.
Super super obese patient to lose 150 kg (New Kerala)
Ahmedabad, Jul 28 : A 17-year-old boy weighing 248.3 kg has undergone a unique surgery targeting to lose 150 Kg weight in next one-and-a-half year.
Study: Allergy Drugs Help With Weight Loss, Fight Diabetes (Fox News)
Over-the-counter allergy and asthma drugs helped obese, diabetic mice lose weight and control their blood sugar, researchers reported on Monday.
CNN – Plus-Sized TV Shows Find Big Audience (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Alicia A.S. Duque Knew She Had Some Pounds To Lose, But She Had No Idea How Much Being Overweight Affected Her Until The Television Cameras Started Rolling. Duque’s Struggle With Weight Loss Is One Of Many On Television That Is Resonating With Those Tuning Into Programming Aimed At And Featuring The Plus-Sized.
THE CARB CYCLING DIET (Kirkus Reviews)
Malkov introduces a weight-loss plan that balances blood sugar levels and boosts metabolism by alternating between limited carbohydrate and normal carb intake days.
Scams target debt relief (Asbury Park Press)
YOU SNICKER WHEN YOU HEAR an ad for a pill that will vaporize belly fat. You scoff at suggestions that you can work at home and earn more money than Warren Buffett.
Debt-settlement companies may leave you deeper in debt (The Clarion-Ledger)
You snicker when you hear an ad for a pill that will vaporize belly fat. You scoff at suggestions that you can work at home and earn more money than Warren Buffett.
Rays rally to sting shocked Blue Jays (Toronto Star)
Blue Jays closer Scott Downs knows the drill. Hitters get paid to hit mistakes, and Downs made a couple of big ones in the ninth inning of yesterday’s 10-9 loss in 12 innings to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Auditions attract Oklahomans who want to be losers (The Oklahoman)
Angela Tompkins stayed up all night to make sure she got a good spot in line to try out for “The Biggest Loser,” the popular NBC reality show about people trying to lose weight.Tompkins, 39, of Lindsay, arrived at midnight anticipating a large crowd. Instead, she was the first in line. After years of trying all kinds of weight loss methods — everything from Weight Watchers to surgery — she’s …
Allergy drugs may fight diabetes, obesity (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Over-the-counter allergy and asthma drugs helped obese, diabetic mice lose weight and control their blood sugar, researchers reported on Monday.
Get Healthy Tri-State: Lose weight without even trying (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
Want to cut your risk of obesity in half — and drop your risk of cardiovascular disease, keep your blood pressure and insulin levels healthy and make your memory more vibrant in the process?
Dr. Hendrie Weisinger: Mother Nature’s Weight Loss Plan: Natural and Effective (The Huffington Post)
If you want to have a permanent weight loss, Mother Nature would recommend that you do what is natural: care-solicit.
Bust the weight loss myths (The Times of India)
Have you tried every possible way to lose weight? From myriad dieting plans suggested by family and friends or the Internet to heavy duty gymming sessions, you have done it all, but they have been off no use? Getting that hot body to die for is still a distant dream for you?
CLA may protect against elderly muscle loss (Nutraingredients.com)
CLA (conjugated linolenic acid) is a fatty acid naturally present in ruminant meat and dairy products.
Ruby losing weight, gaining frenemies (The Post and Courier)
NEW YORK —Talk about frenemies. Now that reality TV star Ruby Gettinger is less than 350 pounds (from her highest weight of 716), some so-called friends have told her she doesn’t need to lose any more weight.
Bust the weight loss myths (The Times of India)
Have you tried every possible way to lose weight? From myriad dieting plans suggested by family and friends or the Internet to heavy duty gymming sessions, you have done it all, but they have been off no use? Getting that hot body to die for is still a distant dream for you?
HealthWatch: Lose Weight With The Gastric Balloon (WCBS-TV New York)
A weight-loss method that was popular approximately 30 years ago has recently been re-designed. Dr. Anita Courcoulas wants her patients to live a healthy, happy life, and one way to do so is to maintain a healthy weight. Courcoulas is directing a year-long, clinical study on the Bio-Enterics Intra-Gastric balloon, which is being used successfully to combat obesity in Europe and Asia. The gastric …
How can I safely control my pregnancy weight gain? (CNN)
Hi. I am 21 weeks pregnant, and from start of the pregnancy to date, I have put on 15 pounds. I was high on weight before pregnancy, too, and worried what measures should I take to control my weight gain. Also, what are the risks associated with weight gain?
