If you take a look at the headlines today, you'll learn that we've finally found the answer to our weight loss woes. Reuters, The Washington Post, USA Today, and many other news outlets are reporting that people who joined Weight Watchers lost more weight than those who tried to lose weight with their doctor's help.…

Hiring a celebrity spokesperson can be a boon for weight loss companies since they don't even have to pay entertainment magazines and websites to run their "before and after" photos. However, hiring celebrities is also a big risk for diet programs, because like all humans, they're likely to gain the weight back — and…

Earlier this week, a post appeared on the blog Disney Kicks Ass, informing readers that some rides at the original Anaheim Disneyland had to be re-engineered. Oh boy.

A New York City woman — let's call her Ms. G, because she signed a non-disclosure agreement — went to Google's local offices to take a test for an administrative position. She'd already had a phone interview, and now there was a test. Afterwards, at lunch, Ms. G says seven of the roughly 20 people there were politely…

"People aren't too fond of 'em, but I think there's actually something quite endearing about them," says scientist Stanley Keen of the endangered mammal called the Obeast. In a video clip, Keen and a colleague track and shoot an Obeast with a tranquilizer gun, so that we may learn more about these reclusive creatures.

American men are much more likely to be overweight than women. Does that mean we need to get on their cases?

Weight Watchers isn't just for ladies anymore. New ads prove dieting can be manly, using beer, meat, and technology.

"I feel terrific about where I am in my life, when I look back at what I've accomplished," 63-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger says in the new issue of Newsweek. "But I feel shitty when I look at myself in the mirror." Finally! A poor-body-image-sufferer who isn't a woman.

When Hamilton College announced its first-ever National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, student and anorexia survivor Galia Slayen created a life-sized Barbie that was recreated based on the doll's measurements.

There's a storyline on Glee involving Puck, the hot, mohawk-sporting bad boy of the school, and Lauren Zises, a quippy smartmouth on the wrestling team who doesn't really hang with the popular kids. On the surface, the relationship doesn't sound "hilarious," "weird" or "uncomfortable," but that's how it's being…

It's no shock that Weight Watchers promotes, well, weight loss. But what is somewhat surprising is that in order to get certain jobs with the company, you also have to drop pounds.

On Monday, Crystal Renn was a guest on Plus Model Radio, and she talked about her anorexia, her recovery, and her decision to become a plus-size model. Although: A new Ford model card states that Renn is a size 2.

New A&E show Heavy, which premiered last night, is not a competition game show like The Biggest Loser or Dance Your Ass Off, nor is it a gimmicky makeover program like The Swan or Bridalplasty.

After we detailed the furor surrounding Ginnifer Goodwin's "23-year-diet," one reader wrote in to defend her. She'd grown up with Goodwin and wanted us to know that she's anything but a bad role model.

• Nicki Minaj is on the cover of V, looking like a sort of Keith Haring painting come to life. She's so wild, that Nicki Minaj! And lest you think there's some crafty behind-the-scenes Svengali calling the stylistic shots, Minaj says:

Kenneth Tong is a former British reality TV star who became infamous — and got a shit-ton of Twitter followers — when he started tweeting things like "Hunger hurts but starving works" and dieters can "never start too young."

Paul Mason, who once weighed almost 1,000 pounds, is suing Britain's National Health Service for improperly diagnosing his eating disorder. Mason says he hopes to "set a precedent so no one else has to get to the same size."

What is the challenge, exactly?