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weight loss stories: 47 news summaries

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PRESIDENTIAL WAISTLINE DEPT.

 Drudge Alarmed 
 Over Skinny Obama 

Prez not chain-smoking, but does skip some meals

Nov 2, 09 8:00 PM CST
(Newser) - In a post today headlined “Barack ‘N Bones,” the Drudge Report sounds the alarm over President Obama’s gaunt appearance over the weekend. An intense, hoops-heavy exercise regimen is behind what the conservative site calls “dramatic” weight loss. “No, he’s not chain smoking,”... More »

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basketball • smoking • Drudge Report • weight loss • workout • President Obama

 Sarko to French Pols: 
 Put Down the Croissants 

French government gets the fitness bug after president loses 15 pounds

Oct 7, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy has lost 15 pounds since he married Carla Bruni, subsisting on a diet of cottage cheese, fruit compote, and bottled water—and he's not the only one in the French government who's slimming down. As the Times of London reports, Sarkozy is pressuring his ministers to lose weight,... More »

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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • weight loss • diet • French politics • overweight • Carla Bruni • Christine Lagarde

 Goodbye, K-Fat: 
 Federline to Slim Down—on TV 

Britney Spears' ex has packed on the pounds, will appear on Celebrity Fit Club

Sep 23, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kevin Federline is going to have to stop eating at McDonald's. Nicknamed K-Fat for the pounds he's packed on, Britney Spear's porky ex is on board for the next season of Celebrity Fit Club, TMZ reports, complete with embarrassing shirtless photos of the blown-up former model and wannabe rapper.... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Kevin Federline • fat • weight loss • celebrity • Bobby Brown • Shar Jackson • Celebrity Fit Club

 Phylicia Rashad Slims Down 


Aug 26, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Huxtable would be proud: Phylicia Rashad has shed 35 pounds since December with a little help from Jenny Craig, reports the New York Daily News. Filling the shoes of past spokeswomen Kirstie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli, Rashad decided to take action after getting winded while walking up stairs. The... More »

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weight loss • Jenny Craig • Kirstie Alley • Valerie Bertinelli • Phylicia Rashad

GLOSSIES


 Why Exercise 
 May Not Erase 
 That Gut 

Rigorous exercise can make you eat more, and diet affects weight more than exercise

Aug 6, 09 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite forcing himself to do a rigorous amount of aerobic exercise, John Cloud hasn't budged from 163 pounds—with gut fat. Shouldn’t all that exercise change something? Not necessarily, he writes for Time. Science has shown that exercise has much less effect than diet on overall weight. The problem,... More »

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weight loss • exercise • human • eating • aerobics

(Newser) - Body-conscious Americans have been given a whole new area to fret about about in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Cankle"—a lower calf too chubby for an ankle to be properly defined—has entered the lexicon in recent years. Gyms, plastic surgeons, and shoe companies have... More »

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weight loss • exercise • liposuction • podiatry • ankle

Health Bill Has
a Big Carrot for the Healthy

Senate measure would let employers cut premiums up to 50%

Jul 15, 09 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A measure slipped into the Senate’s health care reform bill could cut workers’ insurance costs by up to half if they eat well, lose weight, and quit smoking, the Boston Globe reports. The measure may be key to encouraging Americans to stay healthy without too much government imposition, a... More »

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health care • health care costs • health insurance • Senate • smoking • weight loss • diet • Chris Dodd • healthy habits • discounts • incentives • Obama administration • Judd Gregg

I'll Help Kirstie
Lose Weight:
Bertinelli

Yo-yo dieter Alley 'not
a failure,' fellow Jenny Craig alum says

May 13, 09 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Actress Valerie Bertinelli wants to help Kirstie Alley in the battle of the bulge, she tells ABC of her fellow Jenny Craig pitchwoman, who gained back all 75 lost pounds she lost on the weight-loss system, plus 10, and set off to start her own diet plan. “Let me... More »

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weight loss • gossip • Jenny Craig • Kirstie Alley • Valerie Bertinelli

analysis

 Dieting? Skip the Pricey Pills 

No way around healthy eating and exercise


Jan 22, 09 6:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Now that Americans have had access to the first over-the-counter weight-loss drug for 18 months, we've become a lean, mean nation, right? Not so much, writes Debra Sherman for Reuters. It's true that Alli—$60 for a 30-day supply—gives users slightly better results, but they're probably not worth the... More »

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weight loss • diet pills • Mayo Clinic • anti obesity drugs • over-the-counter drugs • Alli

 Women Hard-Wired to Eat More 

Brain scans reveal that men may be better able to resist food

Jan 20, 09 7:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Women may be hard-wired to overeat, according to a new study of why men diet more successfully than women. A little-understood mechanism in the brain appears to give women less self control when it comes to dieting. Researchers speculate that women have evolved to crave food for pregnancy and lactation.... More »

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obesity • pregnancy • women • weight loss • dieting • Brookhaven National Laboratory

 Diet Books for a Skinny 2009 

Menu: Lemon juice, meditation, and a lunchbox of meat

Jan 10, 09 5:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Another year, another diet book. What's new? The Wall Street Journal dishes the skinny—and the zany—for 2009:
  • I Can Make You Thinner, Paul McKenna: Train your brain to only eat when hungry (hypnosis cd included).
  • The Lemon Juice Diet, Teresa Cheung: The initial recipe—lemon juice,
... More »

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detox • weight loss • diet • book • excercise • diet books


 Jobs: 
 Hormone 
 Imbalance 
 Is Causing 
 Weight Loss 

(In other words: Stop saying I have cancer)

Jan 5, 09 8:16 AM CST
(AP) - Apple mastermind Steve Jobs, looking to silence whispers about his health, said today his doctors have discovered a hormonal imbalance that's causing his weight loss, reports the AP. Rumors have been flying since the increasingly gaunt-looking cancer survivor canceled his annual speech to the Macworld conference tomorrow. “The remedy... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • weight loss

OPINION

 Why Oprah's 
 Weight Matters 
 to Millions 

We're sharing in her long health struggle

Dec 14, 08 7:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Why do we follow Oprah’s battle with her weight so avidly? Because so many of us share the same battle, and identify so strongly with its ups and downs, writes Robin Givhan in the Washington Post. Oprah “may sell a million books, hand out scholarships and cars, build... More »

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television • health • weight loss • Oprah Winfrey • weight gain

Weight Can Increase Risk
of Breast Cancer

But side effects of treatment can make it harder to shed pounds

Oct 8, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - There may be a direct connection between weight and breast cancer in women, MSNBC reports. Overweight women “have more exposure to estrogen,” one doctor said, "which we think increases their risk of several different cancers.” Breast cancer patients across the country are now coupling their therapy... More »

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obesity • breast cancer • weight loss • estrogen • cancer research • body image • postmenopausal women

Half-Ton Mexican Man Dies
After Pleading For Help

Man had gone on TV to ask nation for assistance in solving his weight problem

Oct 8, 08 2:25 AM CDT
(AP) - A bedridden 990-pound man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem has died of heart failure, AP reports. Emergency officials had to knock down Jose Luis Garza's bedroom wall and hoist him onto the back of a friend's pickup truck to take him to the... More »

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obesity • Mexico • weight loss • heart failure • obese • Manuel Uribe

Recruit Drops and Gives
the Army 100 ... Pounds

263-pound woman lost weight to enlist

Sep 30, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Texas woman shed 113 pounds to join the Army, saying she was startled into action after being told she was too heavy to qualify. “I’ll never see her again,” a recruiter says he thought on meeting 263-pound Ashley Barrett-Carter, the Dallas Morning News reports. Now in... More »

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Texas • weight loss • diet • exercise • military recruits • US Army Air Force

 Moss: 
 Fashion Biz 
 Made Me Thin 

Models blame industry practices for weight

Aug 28, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Über-thin supermodel Kate Moss blames the fashion industry, not anorexia, for the "heroin chic" look she made famous in the '90s. Moss sets the record straight in Interview, saying her hectic modeling schedule contributed to her scant weight: "You go to a show, and there's no... More »

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weight loss • Kate Moss • supermodel • fashion industry • celebrity interview

 30 Mins Daily Won't Cut It: Study

Researchers recommend at least an hour daily to keep off pounds

Jul 30, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thirty minutes of moderate exercise daily may not trim off the fat after all, a new study says. University of Pittsburgh researchers say it takes at least 55 minutes per day, five days a week, to keep off the pounds. The study followed 200 overweight women, and found that only... More »

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obesity • women • weight loss • exercise • jogging

OPINION

Rumors About Jobs' Health Hit Ghoulish Point

Speculation about Apple boss has crossed the line

Jul 23, 08 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Speculation about the state of Steve Jobs' health is reaching fever pitch, and the scramble to know more is over the top, Tom Krazit writes in CNET. Shareholders, concerned by the Apple CEO's recent weight loss and the fact that he once had pancreatic cancer, are calling for full disclosure.... More »

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Steve Jobs • CEO • shareholders • Apple • weight loss • pancreatic cancer

Food Diaries Help Dieters Shed Pounds

Those who wrote down every snack lost more weight in study

Jul 8, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dieters who keep a detailed record of their caloric intake in a food diary are more likely to lose weight, a major new study says. Out of nearly 1,700 participants, those who wrote down every snack and nibble of the day lost twice as much weight—and continued to... More »

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obesity • food • weight loss • overweight • dieting

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