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A Pinellas County woman known for inventing a weight loss wrap is fighting a $1,050 fine for contempt in a Tampa federal courtroom related to a 2012 case…
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Many people struggle with their weight, and former athletes are no exception.But athletes who gain weight once they retire are at a higher risk for…
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Three years ago, the Obama administration offered hope to millions of overweight seniors when it announced Medicare would offer free weight-loss…
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An effort to rein in a weight-loss fad that the FDA calls risky ran into a wall Thursday night at a Florida Board of Medicine hearing in Deerfield…
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Fad diets seem that much more absurd when you can visualize exactly what they require you to eat. A photo series helps reinforce what medical researchers are saying: that the best diet is the one you actually stick with.
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It’s much too soon to get excited -- it’s still in the mouse stage of research -- but a substance being tested by Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter…
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A South Florida company has recalled two of its weight-loss supplements, the Associated Press reports.Florida Dolphin Intertrade Corp. announced that the…
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Studies that set out to answer the pressing question of whether walking or running offers more health benefits found that both do, but the benefits are…
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The FDA and many doctors say the hormone treatment doesn't work for weight loss and is dangerous; but some doctors continue to use it. Read more from the…
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Critics say the ads from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota could have a negative effect on overweight people. But the company says the problem is so big, it needed to take dramatic action.