Circa 1965 “Slumber Party” Barbie had some advice on how she keeps her iconic (albeit controversial) figure. It’s printed on the back of her diet magazine, which came with the doll “don’t eat.” Fad Diets v/s Barbie Method Many fad diets are based on ridiculous premises: eat lots of cabbage!; inject yourself with hormones produced […]
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96-Year-Old Man, Ramjeet Raghav, Claims He Is World’s Oldest New Father
A newly born infant has a father who could very likely be the the world’s oldest. 96 Year old Ramjeet Raghav At 96 years old, Ramjeet Raghav could be a great-great-grandfather. Instead, the Indian man has a newborn at home and claims that he is now the world’s oldest new father. His […]
Traffic Ticket Inspires Woman to Lose 200 Pounds
A traffic ticket can dampen your day, but for one 408-pound woman it inspired her to lose some weight
Burger King Employee Fired After Posting a Video of Employees Stomping on Food
Moments after a Burger King employee posts a photo on 4Chan showing his feet firmly planted in the restaurant’s lettuce containers, users of the online image board had figured out exactly which Cleveland store he was at. To top it off, he titled the submission “this is the lettuce you eat at Burger King.” […]
Jessica Simpson “I Have Not Reached My Goal Weight Yet”
Nine weeks after giving birth to daughter Maxwell, Jessica Simpson once again showed off her voluptuous post-partum curves and nearly spilling out of her black spandex workout suit as she made her way to a gym in L.A. on Monday. 31-year-old Simpson, who reportedly has signed a a $4 million deal with Weight Watchers, vowed to slim […]
Did Mila Kunis Put on Weight?
Rumor has it the Ukrainian born actress, Mila Kunis has packed on a few extra pounds, although this auther thinks she would look stunning at any weight. Kunis has been in the spot light since her role a Jackie Burkhart on the Fox sitcom That 70’s Show. She was only fourteen when she […]
Study: Women Who Drink Less Likely to Gain Weight
For anyone trying to lose weight, one of the first indulgences to get cut from their diet is alcohol. After all, alcohol packs 7 kcal/g — a good-size glass of wine contains more than 150 calories — an extravagance that could stymie efforts to slim down
The Atkins Ornish South Beach Zone Diet
One of the most encouraging developments to come out of the TIME/ABC News Summit on Obesity earlier this month was an emerging consensus among nutrition experts about what constitutes a healthy diet. Here, one of America’s most prominent diet gurus summarizes key points of agreement.
Does Obesity Rehab Help Overweight Teens Enough?
Elizabeth Fedorchalk was tired of being fat. She had been trying to lose weight since elementary school, but diets never made a difference
Asia’s Killer Diet Pills
By a mother’s standards, Andrea De Cruz didn’t need to lose weight. But show business imposes strict requirements on appearance, and when the dial on the Singaporean TV actress’s bathroom scales spun to more than 48 kilos, De Cruz started taking a Chinese diet pill named Slim 10 that she purchased from a colleague