Twinkies Diet: Mark Haub Loses 27 Pounds Eating Junk Food – Claiming that counting calories is the true secret to weight loss, a nutrition professor from Kansas State University named Mark Haub set out on a diet consisting completely of junk foods such as Doritos, Twinkies, Oreos, and various other snack foods with no real [...]
Qnexa: Vivus Obesity Drug Not FDA Approved – On Thursday it was announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has rejected an obesity drug brought to their attention by Vivus Inc. The drug, Qnexa, is not the first obesity drug to be rejected this week, as the drug Lorcaserin was also rejected. According [...]
21 Pounds In 21 Days: Martha’s Vineyard Diet Detox Steve Harvey Challenge – 21 Pounds In 21 Days Martha’s Vineyard Diet Detox is a well known diet that is mainly used by celebrities for a movie role or in order to perfectly fit into a high fashion dress for a big award ceremony. The 21 [...]
“Good Morning America” featured a segment today with a photographer Sally Davies, who claims that the burger and fries from a happy meal had rotted, but had not decomposed after six months of idle sitting. The report led to a lot of speculation online about what could potentially be contained in the food to make [...]
Weight Loss Study Says: Structured Diet, Exercise Key To Losing Weight – Who would have guessed that monitoring your intake of calories and exercising would help you to lose weight? These two concepts are the very fundamentals of shedding pounds, and it seems that so many who lose weight fail to practice these basic ideas. [...]
Eating Disorders And Self-Injury Linked – Many individuals who struggle with an eating disorder also struggle with injuring themselves, according to a new study. Most of the self-injurious acts are not lethal, and include actions like cutting or burning one’s self. It also found that in most cases, clinics did not screen for these behaviors [...]
Weight-loss Drug Meridia Pulled Fom Market – Abbot Laboratories has withdrawn their weight loss drug Meridia from the market.Recent research suggests that the drug could increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke in people that have cardiovascular problems. They were complying with a request that was made by the FDA, that found a number [...]
Salmon Genetically Modified FDA Review – Would you eat salmon that were genetically altered to reach adulthood faster? The company named Aqua Bounty Technologies is placing their genetically altered salmon product, the first of its kind, in front of the US Food and Drug Administration. The eggs grow into full size in half the time [...]
Macaroni Healthier With General Mills Grill Frozen Romano? – General Mills has introduced their new Romano’s Macaroni Grill frozen entrees. The new frozen item will be available in grocery stores across the United States starting soon. The product is made with only natural ingredients, and is the company’s answer to the rising demand for more [...]
CoolSculpting & Zerona – Love-Handle Reducers FDA Approval – Two new procedures have been approved the the FDA, which look set to be more affordable, less invasive and safer alternatives to liposuction. Currently, around 200,000 Americans a year go under the knife to have their love handles and excess fat removed. Liposuction is rather costly, [...]
Diet Pills Lorcaserin and Meridia Under Scrutny – FDA Targets Weight Loss Drug – Trials and tests for a weight loss drug have gone bad for Arena Pharmaceutical, with the FDA declaring their drug doesn’t help patients lose weight, and has adverse side effects, including heart damage, depression and also other problems. This caused the [...]
