While Victoria’s Secret models don’t exactly represent a diverse body type, they may be getting better health and nutrition advice than people think. The Victoria’s Secret fashion show aired Tuesday evening, which included a strong emphasis on the models being seen in an athletic, healthy light. “It feels like we’re training for the Olympics,” one …
In the August issue of Women’s Running magazine, 18-year-old plus-size model Erica Schenk graces the cover. While the fitness industry – as opposed to the fashion industry – tends to be more accepting of various body types, even size-18 Schenk says she was surprised to see herself front and center on the magazine. “I had …
For the film The Road Within, actress Zoe Kravitz had to lose 90 pounds to play a woman with anorexia. Yet in a recent interview with Nylon magazine, Kravtiz said getting into character was easy, as she struggled with an eating disorder in high school. “That’s part of what actually attracted me to the role; …
A 17 year old girl has died of massive organ failure after reportedly taking the street drug ecstasy in an attempt to lose weight. The girl from Abbotsford, Canada was attending a sleepover with three other teenage girls. She became unresponsive, and was rushed to hospital in critical condition. She died a day later. The …
Putting the brakes on mindless eating can be a difficult task, but a new type of candy may help. Created by San Francisco entrepreneur Mark Bernstein, MealEnders are small dessert lozenges that claim to help slow the overeating process by giving your body time for satiety hormones to kick in. MealEnders are touted to be …
A new Israeli study to be published in an upcoming edition of the journal Steroids has suggested that obese and overweight individuals who wish to lose weight may benefit from adding a small dessert to their breakfast meal. The study involved 193 obese persons between the ages of 20 to 65. The participants were divided …
Federal officials are concerned about an experimental diet pill which the manufacturer hopes to make available for public consumption. Vivus which is based out of California is meeting with a panel of experts next week in order to discuss the merits of the proposed weight loss pill and examine any associated safety concerns. Following this …
Researchers hypothesized that the variety that is available in western diets may be contributing to the weight problem in these cultures, and they found that the response to a variety of foods is similar to an addict’s response to drugs. “We’ve known for years that foods- even eating, itself- can trigger release of various brain …
Heavy Dieting There is dieting and then there is heavy dieting the difference between the two could lead to an eating disorder. On a diet teens (mostly girls) watch what they eat, eat more fruits and vegetables and cut back on the junk food. Heavy dieting takes dieting to an extreme. Restricting the amount of …
Protein is an essential source of energy in the diet, and also helps a person to maintain feeling satisfied or “full” for a longer period of time. This important diet component may actually be lacking or insufficient in some instances raising concerns that people are unaware of the benefits of protein in order to maintain …
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