Country star to be new face for weight-loss product
Country singer Wynonna Judd is getting in shape for 2009 as the new face of a weight-loss product. The star, 44, will front slimming pills Alli - and she's hoping her public weight battle will help others who are struggling with similar issues. She says, "This is about me picking something that I know works for me. I can still plan (my work) and not feel like Alli is dictating my life as ...

Steve Jobs' Weight Loss Due to Hormone Imbalance
Steve Jobs, founder and CEO of Apple Inc. said on Monday that his weight loss in recent months has been due to a hormone imbalance.

Wynonna Judd - Judd Signs On For Weight Loss Brand
Country singer WYNONNA JUDD is getting in shape for 2009 - as the new face of a weight-loss product. The heavyweight star, 44, will front slimming pills Alli - and ...

New Weight Loss Blog Announced
Millions of people world-wide struggle in their attempts to lose weight every day. A new blog has been launched entitled "My Medifast Diet and Weight Loss Forum" which chronicles one overweight man's daily struggle to lose the weight that has negatively impacted most of his life. The blog can be found at http://weightlossxyz-weightlossforum.blogspot.com. The blog chronicles the author's daily ...

Hospital staff market weight-loss bracelets
OMAHA ? Staff at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Medical Center are marketing a weight-loss plan that uses color-coded bracelets to monitor food intake.

Exercise may not be key to weight loss
WASHINGTON: Contrary to the common belief, physical activity may not be as important for weight loss as is diet, says a new study. For the study, researchers from Loyola University Health System and other centers compared African American women in metropolitan Chicago with women in rural Nigeria.

Drugs trigger dramatic weight loss in fat mice
Drugs currently on the market but used for other purposes helped plump mice shed pounds by upping their response to the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings offer new hope in the search for weight-loss meds that exploit the hunger-dampening hormone, first discovered some 13 years ago.  [More]

Exercise may not be key to weight loss
Washington, Jan 7 : Contrary to the common belief, physical activity may not be as important for weight loss as is diet, says a new study.

Apple's Steve Jobs Explains Weight Loss
Over the past year, the gaunt appearance of Apple founder Steve Jobs has alarmed many Mac and iPod lovers. In a public letter, Jobs said the weight loss had been a mystery to him and his doctors until a few weeks ago. He says he will be undergoing a "relatively simple" treatment for a hormone imbalance.

Consumer Group Warns About Acai Berry Weight Loss Product
PITTSBURGH -- Acai Berry is a weight loss product sold on the Internet. The Web site advertisements often include a photo of a celebrity, along with a statement saying acai is a weight loss miracle and can improve your health.

Weight loss surgery helps women overcome infertility
Weight loss surgery has given better health to thousands of people. Now, it's also giving hope to women struggling with infertility.

Oprah on her battle with weight
Four years ago, when Oprah managed to get down to a trim and fit 160 pounds, she thought she'd hit on a foolproof formula for permanent weight loss. Then life --in the form of a thyroid problem and a killer schedule-- intervened. Last year she was back up to the 200-pound mark and knew something had to change. After a desperately needed time-out to reflect and recharge, here's what she's ...

New Eating Plan Makes Weight Loss Extra Easy
Every January millions of people in the UK make a New Year's resolution to lose weight. Seventy five per cent of adults make weight loss their number one aim, but most have given up by the end of the month. The good news for those seeking to eat more healthily without hunger and deprivation is that it is easy to eat to satisfy your appetite and enjoy an everyday treat too.

Lucas County Commissioners appoint "weight loss czar"
Lucas County Commissioners voted Tuesday to appoint radio host Andrew Zepeda as its first "weight loss czar." Known as Andrew "Z" on his morning show on 92.5 WVKS, Mr. Zepeda is to encourage county residents to lose 1 million pounds in 2009. The 5-foot-9 Perrysburg resident has lost about 80 pounds in the past 12 months through diet, exercise, and a lap-band surgery procedure, and is down to ...

Personal Wellness & Weight Loss Coach
A local Personal Wellness & Weight Loss Coach is challenging you to become the biggest loser in the Bullard area and take a chance at taking home the top cash prize. This fun 12-week Weight Loss Challenge will be held at Gander Mountain Lodge, and begins Monday Jan. 12th or Tuesday Jan. 13th at 5:45 PM, states, Rena' Polczynski, RN, BSN.

Jobs explains his weight loss
SAN FRANCISCO - Steve Jobs, after months of concern about his health and weight loss, said he is suffering from a nutritional ailment and plans to remain Apple Inc.'s chief executive during his treatment.

Apple CEO's loss of weight explained
Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said Monday that a treatable hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health.

Jobs: Hormone imbalance causing weight loss
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Monday that doctors may have discovered the cause of the weight loss that has caused speculation about his health, adding that he will continue to serve as the computer maker's chief executive.

Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs?s Weight Loss (Update1)
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Parts of Steve Jobs?s stomach, pancreas, bile duct and small intestine may have been removed to stop the spread of cancer. If so, the surgery may be fueling the Apple Inc. chief executive officer?s weight loss.

Study doubts exercise-weight loss link
U.S. researchers confirm what dieters have long suspected -- physical activity does not help people to lose weight.