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Have you ever thought about whether God thinks you're fat? Well, maybe you should start. At least that's what Pastor Rick Warren — bestselling author and pastor at one of the largest megachurches in the nation — thinks. He's got a new diet plan that he's pulled from scripture, and he's poised to lead his whole congregation to the promised land where everyone has a healthy body mass index and no one eats too many carbs. You know, just like in the Bible. More »
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It doesn't take a PhD in How Shit Works Studies to understand that the notion that any of us can really "have it all" is absurd. The perfect family, the perfect career, the perfect sex life, and the perfect body are all such demanding mistresses that unless we prioritize and choose one or two, we end up with none of the above, drinking Beringer & Buble alone in front of TV on a Friday while the kids smear popsicles in our hair. But why are so many women choosing to focus on "fixing" their physical imperfections rather than working toward other goals? Are diet-related goals ruining everything? More »
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Pharmaceutical companies have long been jockeying to produce the next awesome weight-loss drug that will make you lose control of your bowels and die. The quest suffered a major setback in 2010 when two drugs were rejected for little things like wiping people's memories and giving rats cancer. But now both drugs are back, and one is emerging as a frontrunner. Let's learn a little more about Qnexa, the drug that could be giving you heart palpitations very soon. More »
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If you take the number of celebrity endorsement deals and multiply it by the amount of time stars have a microphone strapped to them, that should equal dozens of PR disasters "caught on camera." Either most celebrities truly are loyal to the products they promote (unlikely) or they all live in fear of scandalous comments being caught on a hot mic, because this doesn't happen all that frequently. However, Charles Barkley managed to cause a bit of snafu when he shared his thoughts on life while wearing a headset and commenting on a nationally televised basketball game. More »
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As every late night infomercial for electrodes that give you sexy abs tells you: dieting is terrible. No one likes dieting. In fact, it seems the only people who like dieting are involved in the dieting industry, and they stand to profit immensely from people's desire to be lose weight. To make matters worse, research keeps showing us that bodies work as hard as they can against diets, making them even more difficult to master. In that spirit, here are 5 new, awful ways to grow cranky and demoralized this year without losing weight. More »
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New research could help explain why losing weight is so difficult — obesity may cause inflammation in the brain. And just a single high-fat meal could have the same effect. More »
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In the year 2012, Americans will likely spend more than sixty billion dollars on diets.  95% of those diets will result in people being as heavy or heavier than they started, with the medical dangers involved with weight cycling, and having taken the self-esteem hit of trying and failing at a diet. More »
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The FDA is finally taking action against the clinics behind the 1-800-GET-THIN ads running in Southern California, where five people died due to complications from Lap-Band surgery. The facilities fall into a "regulatory no man's land," but about a year ago the L.A. County Department of Public Health asked the FDA to look into the advertising campaign. Today the FDA said that the 1-800-GET-THIN adds don't provide the required informations about the risks and side effects of Lap-Band surgery. While the ads and billboards prominently feature slogans like "Let your new life begin," all the important details about possibly dying from the procedure "appear so small as to render the information illegible." The companies now have 15 days to respond and explain how they plan to stop being so damn shady. More »
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New research suggests that black ladies give approximately zero fucks about what you think about their weight, and that attempting to shame them won't do any good in encouraging weight loss. But there's some good news, fat shame aficionados— shame still works on overweight white women, if your aim is to make them feel like crap while staying overweight. More »
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Previous research has shown that being overweight could increase your risk of Alzheimer's. But a new study shows that people with certain biomarkers for the disease are actually more likely to be thin. More »
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Scientists have found that a drug developed for cancer treatment also helped monkeys lose a significant amount of weight. And it's only mildly kidney-shredding! More »
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Welcome back to Midweek Madness! Every Wednesday, we put our hands in the candy jars of In Touch, Ok!, Life & Style, Us and Star and taste the wares, hoping for something sweet. This week, newlywed Kate Moss is having beer and Marlboros for breakfast; Kim Kardashian is so depressed she is starting to krack; and Mariah Carey claims to have lost 30 pounds, some of which came off when the little humans inside her were born. Are you ready? Let's do this. More »
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Several months ago, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill announced to her Twitter followers that she wanted to lose 50 pounds. Yesterday, she took to the 'net again, informing her followers that she'd met her goal. While I'm happy for her for doing what she set out to do, it's depressing that the standard by which women measure our fitness is still the number on a scale. It's dismaying that we still feel like we need to announce shamefully to the world when we believe that we have become too large, and then return to proudly tell world when we become tinier, and that we reflexively feel compelled to tell other women when we've noticed that they have shrunk. Stop it, ladies. Stop it right this second. More »
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Every year, about 200,000 people undergo gastric bypass surgery. But in many cases, patients show up for follow-up visits and doctors find that their spouses and family members have lost weight, too. When dealing with obesity, should we treat not the individual, but the entire family? Is obesity a "family disease"? More »
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After unveiling their latest advertisement claiming "Skinny Always Gets The Attention," Skinny Water has decided to pull the campaign because —drum roll please— someone wrote in and told them they should. More »
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At least that's what Skinny Water is promising in their latest advertisement. The ad shows a woman facing a throng of cameramen snapping her picture, elegant earrings dropping to the top of the headline which says: "Skinny Always Gets the Attention." Take a look: More »
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A new study alleges that British women think about food more than sex, and that a significant minority think about it more than they think about their partners. Take this with a grain of salt, though — the study was conducted by Atkins. More »
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In December it was reported that several people died after responding to ads posted around Southern California for 1-800-GET-THIN, which connects potential patients to several medical centers. The clinics fall into a "regulatory no man's land," and at the time several government agencies said they didn't have the authority to investigate. Now another woman who had Lap-Band surgery at one of the facilities is dead. More »
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A new study suggests a link between blood sugar and food cravings — but in some obese people, this link may be broken. More »
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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. Technically, that is the finding of an independent, scientifically-rigorous study, which just happens to be funded by Weight Watchers International. However, despite what Jennifer Hudson will say in her next commercial, the point isn't that everyone who wants to slim down should join Weight Watchers, but that doctors aren't as effective as they should be. More »
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Until very recently, Donna Simpson — the Guinness World Record holder for "World's Heaviest Mother" — made $90,000 a year from her members-only website, where fans paid $20 a month to look at pictures of her half-dressed and watch her eat. But now, Donna has broken up with her fiancé of five years. And she's decided that she needs to lose weight. More »
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The brilliant folks at Everything Is Terrible have cut together some television ads/infomercials for Sensa, a product that advises you to sprinkle the drug onto your food in order to drop pounds. We had a laugh at the ridiculously dated commercial until we realized that it's a real product that's still being sold. In fact, they even got The Millionaire Matchmaker's Patti Stanger seal of approval. What else could I possibly need to sell me on this product? More »
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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 they'll do it in the public eye. More »
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As you may know, Ross Mathews, the late night TV comedian from Chelsea Lately (also known as Intern Ross from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno), lost 40 lbs. And Gwyneth Paltrow had a hand in motivating him. More »
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Good Morning America signed up their fearless product-debunking reporter to find out whether leggings with caffeine in them and a Lady Gaga-esque weight-loss egg will actually help to lose weight. More »
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This morning, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill announced on Twitter that she is "tired of looking and feeling fat. Maybe talking about it publicly will keep me on track as I try to be more disciplined. Off to the gym." Is this a lady thing, or do public struggles with weight loss cross gender lines? More »
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Ladies and gentlemen, avert your eyes. According to a ‘study' published in the Journal Of Consumer Research: More »
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Looking for a way to drop a few pounds and act like a total weirdo in the process? Try a new diet wherein you only eat after sundown, and subsist the rest of the time on pure, unadulterated crazy. More »
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400 British people took part in a "pound for pounds" initiative to help them lose weight. More »
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American men are much more likely to be overweight than women. Does that mean we need to get on their cases? More »
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Weight Watchers isn't just for ladies anymore. New ads prove dieting can be manly, using beer, meat, and technology. More »
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While Kim is the breakout star and figurehead of the Kardashian ship, Kris — mother of the klan — seems to be at the helm, steering the $65 million empire. Apparently, in a sneak peek at Khloe's new show, Khloe & Lamar, Kris calls Khloe about Quicktrim diet supplement — for which the three K sisters are spokesmodels. The phone call does not go well. More »
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The makers of weight-loss drug Qnexa say a new study shows how safe and effective it is. But critics say the study may not be that new — or that convincing. More »
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Kelly Osbourne is reportedly considering getting fitted for a gastric band after regaining some of the weight she lost last year. More »
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A new weight loss surgery, which involves implanting a pacemaker in the stomach, has been approved in Europe and may be coming to the U.S. in the next few years. It's proven effective in trials, but some experts say there's a major flaw: It doesn't take into account that people keep eating even after they feel full. More »
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The latest diet craze involves injecting the hormone hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) while eating just 500 calories a day. Do not do this. More »
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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. More »
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"I'm feeling good," Jennifer Hudson sings in the new Weight Watchers commercials, which seem to come on every five seconds or so. But the truth is, she felt good before she lost weight, too. Hudson was on Ellen on Wednesday, and said she was "very comfortable" with herself before losing weight. "It wasn't that I couldn't do it," she explained. More »
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An evangelical church in New York is trying to lure new members with a six-week weight loss course called "BOD4GOD." But does God really care what size you are? More »
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