Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 6, 2008 6:19:49 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: diets

Stories

2 Stories

  • June 2008

    • Cash-Strapped Dieters Drop Weight Loss Programs

      Advertising Age  |  Jun 30, 08 3:15 AM CDT

      Cash-Strapped Dieters Drop Weight Loss Programs

      (Newser) - Millions of Americans are getting fat on the economic downturn—but not in a good way. As prices for essentials like gas and food spiral, the 20% of the population on a diet are turning away from highly structured weight loss programs like Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers in search of less expensive—and likely less effective—solutions, reports Advertising Age . More »

      Tags

      economy  • obesity  • dieting  • Kirstie Alley  • diets  • Queen Latifah  • Jenny Craig

    • Japan Wages War on Waists

      New York Times  |  Jun 13, 08 6:48 AM CDT

      Japan Wages War on Waists

      (Newser) - Japan has launched an unprecedented national campaign to help its residents lose their love handles. The nation now requires local governments and corporations to annually measure the waistline of everyone age 40 to 74, the New York Times reports. Women over 35.4 inches and men over 33.5 inches—rather slender by US standards—will be educated on how to slim down, and local officials and business leaders face fines for missing targets. More »

      Tags

      Japan  • obesity  • diabetes  • stroke  • diets

2 Stories

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »