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'Biggest Losers' find their strengths

The emotional portion of the battle of the bulge came to the forefront Tuesday night as contestants reached personal epiphanies about their strengths and struggles.

 

Stomach pacemaker could help obese lose weight

Stomach pacemaker could help obese lose weight

Patrick Hetzner tried diets and exercise, just about everything short of stomach stapling to lose weight. Nothing worked. Five months ago he ...

 

FDA declines to approve Orexigen diet drug

Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. said Tuesday that U.S. health officials rejected its experimental weight loss pill Contrave and requested a new study ...

 

Tiny breaks from sitting can whittle a tiny waist

Tiny breaks from sitting can whittle a tiny waist

Taking short breaks from sitting, even for only one minute, might whittle your waistline and improve your heart health, according to a new study.

 

New trainers help 'Loser' set weight-loss record

New trainers help 'Loser' set weight-loss record

Prior to premiere night, teasers for the “The Biggest Loser: Couples” promised big changes for the weight-loss show’s 11th season. One episode in and it’s clear that was no empty promise.

 

Food diary a great tool for losing weight, expert says

Keeping a daily journal of snacks and meals is one of the best methods used by successful dieters.

 

The bottom-line for dieters: Eat less

The bottom-line for dieters: Eat less

There were no diet pills, shakes or detoxes. And no, it wasn't caveman food, grapefruit, Twinkies, Taco Bell or Subway sandwiches.

 

Man loses 27 lbs. on Twinkie diet

Man loses 27 lbs. on Twinkie diet

Twinkies. Nutty bars. Powdered donuts. For 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one of these sugary cakelets every three hours, instead of meals. To add variety in his steady stream of Hostess and Little Debbie snacks, Haub munched on Doritos chips, sugary cereals and Oreos, too.

 

FDA rejects anticipated diet pill Qnexa

FDA rejects anticipated diet pill Qnexa

Federal health regulators have decided not to approve an experimental diet pill called Qnexa, which had been touted by many experts as the most promising weight-loss drug in more than a decade.

 

'Unsafe' drug found in herbal tea

Herbal medicines marketed as weight loss aids have been found to include a drug withdrawn in Europe and US on safety grounds.

 

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