To most of his friends and colleagues, Muata Kamdibe was the fun-loving, dreadlocked English professor with a great sense of humor. He was outgoing and loved to laugh and have a good time.
The only over-the-counter, federally approved weight loss pill in the U.S. isn't exactly flying off shelves, but it's not because Americans are getting any slimmer.
Gathering together for old-fashioned, home-cooked meals was just a way of life for Brandon Hollas, who was raised on his family's farm in Cameron, Texas.
To most of his friends and colleagues, Muata Kamdibe was the fun-loving, dreadlocked English professor with a great sense of humor. He was outgoing and loved to laugh and have a good time.
The only over-the-counter, federally approved weight loss pill in the U.S. isn't exactly flying off shelves, but it's not because Americans are getting any slimmer.
Gathering together for old-fashioned, home-cooked meals was just a way of life for Brandon Hollas, who was raised on his family's farm in Cameron, Texas.
Kirstie Alley may have parted ways with Jenny Craig after a three-year relationship, but the actress is not leaving the weight-loss field, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.
Diet-friendly sugar substitutes may not be so slimming after all. A new study in lab animals furthers the theory that zero-cal sweeteners throw your body out of whack and plump you up
I'm often asked how I got started on my weight loss journey. I wish I had a simple, perky answer, but the truth is, I had a lot of internal housecleaning to do first.
If you've been avoiding burgers, ice cream, and pizza thinking you're doing your waistline a favor, don't. They can actually help you lose weight -- and keep it off, too. Here are the hidden slim-down perks of five foods that get a bad rap and the best way to add each one back into your diet.
It's 9 p.m. and you know just where that bag of peanut M&Ms is -- it's stashed in the pantry behind the ultravirtuous oatmeal and seriously fortified cereal. Out of sight, but not out of mind.
Bad reputations tend to stick, even with foods. Continued negative press about a fruit, vegetable, or beverage is enough reason for many of us to banish it. Or maybe we indulge on occasion, but with a measure of guilt.
The market potential for a weight-loss wonder drug is enough to make any Big Pharma CEO salivate. Trouble is, safe and effective fat-fighting treatments are a Holy Grail that continues to elude pharmacological researchers.
With more than 300 million obese people in the world, it's no surprise that prescription weight-loss drugs alone are a $600 million market -- or that those drugs rarely work well. Some, like Xenical and Meridia, also have significant side effects, such as raised blood pressure.
When you snack, you can fill in nutritional gaps, boost your intake of fruits and vegetables, keep your mood on an even keel, and help with appetite and weight control.
Star Jones Reynolds has been candid about many issues in her life - getting fired from The View or rumors that her marriage was failing - but she's remained mum about the secret behind her weight loss.
No longer able to fit into a booth at a restaurant and too embarrassed to ask for seatbelt extensions on an airplane, Maggie Sorrells was desperate to lose weight.
In the battle against fat, the heroes achieve what most of us only long for -- lasting weight loss. They're so unusual, they've become the subjects of ongoing research by scientists trying to finger just what it is that makes them stand out from the rest of dieting humanity.
New research shows that bariatric surgeries, like gastric bypass, are safer and more effective than originally thought, especially for teenagers and seniors. But patients have to be sure to watch their alcohol intake
Could work actually make you fitter? You might think it unlikely as you sit in your office slumped in front of your computer, but a new desk designed at the Mayo Clinic could give you a proper work out.
Some obese people who have weight-loss surgery, particularly younger women, develop a neurological condition most often seen in severe alcoholics and linked to a vitamin deficiency, researchers said Monday.
The sales pitches are irresistible: "Lose 2 Pounds a Day!" "Burn Fat Round the Clock!" "Learn the Amazing Weight-Loss Secret of Hollywood's Sex Symbols!" OK, maybe that's pushing it. But if diet pills could give you Eva Longoria's body, would you bother with the salads and stair-climbing?
The FDA's decision to grant over-the-counter status to GlaxoSmithKline's weight loss drug Alli could have big implications on national health, but the drug is not a miracle cure, experts said.
A fat-blocking weight-loss pill called alli is the first diet drug to be approved by the FDA for over-the-counter sales. It's a reduced-strength version of the prescription medication Xenical. Here's what I think you should keep in mind before considering this drug:
Turning 40 is a milestone in most people's lives. Among the rewards: Your kids are more independent; your career is more stable and you have more free time to pursue the things you love to do.
The marketers of four weight-control pills have agreed to pay a total of at least $25 million to settle allegations of deceptive advertising, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday
Besides extra pounds, dieters also seem to carry a hefty independent streak. A survey finds that 70 percent of Americans who are trying to lose weight are following their own diet plans and have no interest in seeking a doctor's help.
The biotech Amylin is testing what could be the next blockbuster in the $40 billion market for weight loss products, or the treatment could just be a big fat flop.
A California biotech could be on its way to a diet drug blockbuster or tiptoeing through a minefield depending on the performance of its next miracle weight loss treatment.
CNN.com asked users to share their success stories in their fight against fat as well as thoughts and tips to getting fit. Here is a sampling from the responses, some of which have been edited:
The recently released, groundbreaking eight-year federal study refuting the weight loss and disease fighting benefits of low-fat diets sparked controversy and has added to Americans' increasing confusion over what to eat. If you're thinking of ditching that low-fat diet, here's a quick comparison of the low-fat and high-fat (or mo'-fat) lifestyles.
Nate Griffin, a former Army sergeant, watches what he eats. He's even tried juice diets to shed pounds. But ask him if he'd join a group to talk about weight loss and he cringes.
Arena Pharmaceuticals stock surged as much as 23 percent Wednesday after the California biotech announced study results for its experimental weight loss drug.
An experimental drug from Sanofi-Aventis has been shown to have multiple benefits in treating heart disease and diabetes, the big French drugmaker announced Wednesday.
The bankruptcy filing of Atkins Nutritionals in late July signaled the twilight of America's latest diet obsession, as carb counters realized, to their amazement, that man cannot live on pork rinds...
Kraft Foods is about to get the seal of approval from the South Beach diet on some of its products, including Kraft cheese, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Cool Whip and Planters peanuts, according to a published report.
Anyone who's seen Bill Clinton in the past few months ? speaking at the White House ceremony when his portrait was unveiled in May, delivering a ringing speech in support of John Kerry at the Democratic National Convention in July, signing copies of his book all over the world this summer ? couldn't help noticing that he was full of energy and looking mighty svelte.
Businessman Jody Gorran says the Atkins diet is, in reality, unfriendly and almost cost him his life and he is filing suit against the promoters of the Atkins Diet and the estate of founder Dr. Robert Atkins. He spoke to CNN's Anderson Cooper about the case.
The power of wishful thinking guarantees that just about anything can be successfully marketed as an elixir of youth. Pee, for instance. A multitude of websites extol the ability of "urine therapy"...
Americans who've pledged allegiance to low carb diets are in for a rude shock. According to a new report Monday, consumers aren't cutting down on carbs as much as they thought they were.
As hospital food goes, the menu was positively four-star: chicken curry and rice, fruit salad, chocolate drops, and candy bars. For the two dozen hungry test subjects gathered for a meal at London'...
In the past, two-time FORTUNE All-Star Andrew McQuilling has given our readers well-timed tips on such out-of-favor gems as Procter & Gamble, Gillette, and Estee Lauder (the makeup giant's stock is...
The Lexus RX-300--license plate EGGMAN1--barrels west on Route 30 in Pennsylvania's York County. We're on the road to Wellsville, a farm community blanketed in December's first snowfall. At the whe...
Americans keep getting fatter. in 2001 more than 44 million people were obese, a figure that was up 74% from ten years earlier and is ballooning faster than our collective waistline. While that fac...
If the number you see on the bathroom scale is even more depressing than your 401(k)'s bottom line, take heart. Dozens of slimming aids are in the pharmaceutical pipeline.
Your boss has stopped saying hello in the morning. One of your underlings now goes to the weekly meeting that you're no longer invited to. Everybody at the office is looking tanned, fit, and rel...
The recent IRS decision to define obesity as a disease means that certain costs of losing weight may now be deductible. To take a write-off, you must have a doctor's diagnosis that you are obese or...
--HEALTHY EARNINGS. Just in time for New Year's resolution season, Weight Watchers made an initial public offering of stock on Nov. 15. Shares of the 40-year-old weight-loss company rose 25% on the...
You know who Ronald Perelman is, right? The Wall Street wheeler-dealer billionaire who controls Revlon and a bunch of other companies. Makes the society pages with his divorces (expensive) and marr...
Stress is a popular topic. So's prostate cancer. But the thing most of my patients want to talk about is diet. They've all got friends who've lost 20 pounds in two weeks on a steak and bacon-and-eg...
The popularity of low-carbohydrate/high-protein diets has had an unexpected side effect: a surge in pork-rind sales. The salty snacks have about nine grams of protein per serving and no carbohydrat...
Americans are so aware of their weight that even brownies on the grocery shelves cry "fat free" to catch the attention of the righteous, and closets across the land are stocked with jogging shoes. ...
FOR BABY-BOOMERS, it's the moment of truth. Not only are they turning fortysomething, so are their waistlines. The upshot: Just as fast as they can get the money out of their too-tight, five-pocket...
THE VENDING MACHINE stood in the research ward, ready to dispense its goodies whenever someone had the urge for a snack. Half the food slots contained protein-rich fare: barbecued chicken wings, le...
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