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Stupid diet tricks: The tongue patch

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Have you heard of the Chugay Tongue Patch? It's a barbaric new idea in weight loss. Developed by a Southern California doctor, the tongue patch is a...
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Grapefruit may be a weight-loss food after all

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There's nothing like a big bag of ruby red grapefruit to remind you how yummy it is. And there's nothing like a promising study on weight loss and...
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'After' picture in weight loss ad complains of fraud

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You've seen the "miraculous" before and after pictures in countless ads on the Internet. An attractive, albeit overweight woman transforms...
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Can blueberries fight belly fat?

A new University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center study suggests that blueberries may help reduce belly fat and risk factors for cardiovascular...
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Lose weight and help save the planet for Earth Day

Overweight people eat more than thin people (obviously) and are more likely to drive places than walk or bike, making their carbon footprint much...
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United Airlines to charge fatter flyers twice to fly

United Airlines this week began strictly enforcing its policy for "passengers requiring extra space," according to its Web site. Passengers...
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Brown fat can make you thin

Brown fat, Easter variety.The media is abuzz with recent studies that say calorie-burning brown fat, once thought to disappear after infancy, can...
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Does a chubby baby make a fat adult?

Babies who pack on the pounds during their first 6 months of life are at greater risk of obesity by the tender age of 3, Harvard researchers...
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New diet pills on the horizon

The Today show had a report on a trio of weight-loss drugs that are in the final stages of human trials and showing promise. The drugs are actually...
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Obesity can shorten your life by 10 years; check your BMI here

In a study published this week in the British medical journal The Lancet, Oxford University researchers have determined that severely obese people...
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