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Fat cat swims for weight loss
At a “pet resort” in Loudoun County, Virginia, a roundish, domestic medium-haired cat named Holly swims to take off the extra pounds. On Thursday morning, CBS News showed Olde Towne Pet Resort staff member Dani Lawhorne, who brings Holly to the pool, which is mainly used for dogs, because other…
U.S. FDA approves weight-loss drug Qsymia for use by obese people
US regulators approved the second new anti-obesity drug in 13 years, Qsymia, for use with exercise and a good diet in people who are obese or overweight with certain medical problems. Some analysts have touted Qsymia as the next “blockbuster”, akin to the best-selling cholesterol drug Lipitor, with the US…
Bamboo Review: The Weight of the Nation
Been awhile since I’ve done a Bamboo review, but I spent a little over four hours, in bits and chunks, watching the HBO documentary made in conjunction with the CDC, the IOM, and the NIH called “The Weight of the Nation“. Four hours seems like a long time, but the…
Total rethink needed on dieting: scientists
Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight lossthat they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity. Obesity rates have doubled worldwide in the past 30 years, coinciding with a growing food surplus, and the ensuing epidemic…
Calories count, but not where they come from: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sticking to diets with strict proportions of fat, carbs and protein may not be more effective for people who want to lose weight and fat mass than simply cutting back on calories, according to a new comparison of four diets. The results suggest that it…
Overweight people eat less often: study
(Reuters) – Overweight adults eat less often than people in the normal body weight range, but still take in more calories and are less active over the course of the day, according to a U.S. study. By contrast, normal weight adults, including those who had lost a lot of weight and kept it off,…
Sadistic snack waffles on parade
So there’s been a dust-up between a guest blogger named Monica at Feministe and fat activists (mostly on Twitter that I’ve seen), with Maia actually posting on it. I’m not interested in getting in the middle of it. I think both sides make good points. FAs are right that Monica…
Ad executives, please take your issues to the couch, not the TV set
Pam wrote on this earlier, but I can’t help but weigh in. Holy motherfucker, is Snickers running a commercial that’s, at best, mocking men for power-walking (which I wasn’t even aware until right now was supposed to be emasculating), and at worst, unsubtle celebration of violence against men perceived to…
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