Daniel Krieger, an American teacher in Japan, is surprised when his female Japanese friends start commenting on his…
Today's Washington Post story about the popularity of plus-size TV shows actually begins, "Have a sandwich, Twiggy."
Time magazine's new cover story is titled "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin." Eric Ravussin, an exercise researcher…
"I started at 262 pounds, and now I'm between 220-224... I want to meet my grandkids… I can't get too much smaller…
Between Dance Your Ass Off, Ruby, The Biggest Loser, Drop Dead Diva and the forthcoming More To Love, plus-size TV…
What is it about Dance Your Ass Off that continues to intrigue, yet repel? Perhaps it's the fact that last night,…
Monetary incentives turned out to have little influence over how much weight participants in one study lost, leading…
Gold's Gym has a "humorous" new ad campaign called "Say No To Cankles." Despite the fact that, as every health and…
Last night saw the premiere of weight-loss dance contest Dance Your Ass Off, hosted by Hairspray's Marissa Jaret…
Dance Your Ass Off Host host and new mom Marissa Jaret Winokur is blogging about her "weight loss journey" for People…
A new study reported in the Times of London says "sensible" crash diets may work better, even in the long term, than…
100-calorie packs were once labeled the next big thing! in snacking, a fact we weren't exactly thrilled about, but…
Oxygen's new dance/weight loss show, Dance Your Ass Off — starring Marissa Jaret Winokur — "gives viewers a glimpse…
In a not entirely surprising move, the FDA has issued a warning to consumers using Hydroxycut, a dietary supplement…
"Hungry Girl" ("tips and tricks for hungry chicks!") is the biggest thing in dieting. Great.
Do guys want to be "skinny bastards?"
Well, one type of fat. Research shows adults have large, active deposits of "brown fat," a type of energy-burner…
Fad diets be damned! Researchers have found that it doesn't matter what you cut back on, so long as you are counting…
From multivitamins to weight loss pills, some scientists are warning that dietary supplements are at best a waste of…
A graphic memoir about weight loss sounds pretty cool — like, say, Oprah meets Persepolis. But a Sa…