• Getting fit - ic Newcastle.co.uk

Getting fit
ic Newcastle.co.uk, UK - 37 minutes ago
... of a diet for a just a short time to lose weight, it is questionable whether the effects are long term and even whether it is fat that is being reduced. ...

• Tactile branding leads us by our fingertips - CTV.ca

Tactile branding leads us by our fingertips
CTV.ca, Canada - 47 minutes ago
... the first fat-blocking pill approved by the US Federal Drug Administration. Think what you will about the controversial quick-fix to weight loss with ...

• Five pounds to go - The North Bay Nugget

Five pounds to go
The North Bay Nugget, Canada - 1 hour ago
Low fat yogurt has been touted to be a rich source of calcium, which helps in weight loss. According to what I read, the bottom line is your body has to be ...

• With a grain of salt - Ottawa Citizen (subscription)

With a grain of salt
Ottawa Citizen (subscription), Canada - 1 hour ago
... fat sucking, bile-spewing gut. To my horror, I have found my obsession with saucing has resulted in a two-fold weight gain. (I'd tell you my weight, ...

• Fat-burning defect in liver may cause obesity (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Rats with a genetic predisposition to burn fat more slowly tend to put on weight more readily than rodents bred to resist becoming obese, a new study shows.

• Clinical Trial Finds Weight Loss Up, Medication Down As Diabetics Lose Weight...
A clinical trial published this week in Archives of Internal Medicine has shown that using a simple portion control dinner plate can help diabetics both lose weight and decrease their reliance on medication and injected insulin. Type two diabetes is caused in the majority of cases by being overwe...

• Study: Weight Gain Most Prevalant Among Fat Friends (The Harvard Crimson)
The company you keep may make you obese, according to a much-publicized study from researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of California San Diego.

• Weight Gain May Be Rooted in Liver Enzyme Defect (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) --A genetic defect in the liver explains why some people become obese while others remain thin, a new study suggests.

• Obesity: Making a federal case out of it - CalorieLab Calorie Counter News

Obesity: Making a federal case out of it
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News, NV - 11 minutes ago
Overweight workers cost their employers considerably more in workers? comp and injury claims than those of normal weight; indeed, obese employees with BMIs ...

• Former Tallahassee resident to co-host 'Fat March' - Tallahassee.com

Former Tallahassee resident to co-host 'Fat March'
Tallahassee.com, FL - 27 minutes ago
"Fat March" is a new weight-loss reality show being launched by ABC at 9 pm Aug. 6. I have the privilege to be the co-host and trainer on the show. ...

• Weighty matters - San Francisco Chronicle

Weighty matters
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 29 minutes ago
... the boldest shot across the bow - starting in 2009, it will charge employees as much as $60 a month, if they don't meet specific height/weight ratios. ...

• 7 things to do this week to make you healthy - Irish Independent

7 things to do this week to make you healthy
Irish Independent, Ireland - 47 minutes ago
Go for a rest Taking a rest in the middle of a workout may aid weight loss, say researchers in Japan. A 20-minute break sandwiched between two 30-minute ...

• Nikki Hart New Media Weight Management Expert (Scoop.co.nz)
Nikki Hart is one of New Zealand?s most well known nutritionists and has become a household name with her successes on a variety of weight management shows, including The Fat Chance and Eat Yourself Whole.

• Fat like me: Report improperly weighted (Lexington Herald-Leader)
My pastor called as I was driving to work Thursday morning, asking whether I would supervise the pulling of weeds and trimming of bushes at the church the next evening. I politely declined. See, I had just read the front-page story in this newspaper saying that obese people are to blame for this ...

• Nutrition Wise: Questions About Fat-free Dressing, Flab and Inherited Cancers...
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: Is fat-free salad dressing the best choice? Q: Is exercise or diet the answer to get rid of flab around the waist? Q: I think that cancer must really be an inherited disease. I've eaten healthfully for years, yet I got cancer anyway.

• Former Tallahassee resident to co-host 'Fat March' (Tallahassee Democrat)
Steve Pfiester has taken his career to a whole new level by winning the chance to co-host ABC's new reality-television show "Fat March."