A recent Canadian university study has found that diet rich is whole grains may benefit oral health. Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario determined that whole grains help the body process blood sugar, which helps to prevent periodontitis, also known as gum disease. The findings were published in the American Journal of Clinical ...

Courtney Love recently appeared in People magazine looking svelte and thin, reporting that she lost the weight following a macrobiotic diet, but is this really how she lost the weight? Her dramatic weight loss is now making people speculate that she may have undergone gastric bypass surgery. However, Love's rep is denying that she got the surgery ...

The number of severely obese Americans grew by 75 percent between 2000 and 2005, according to a study by a U.S. research organization. Somewhat surprisingly, the number of moderately obese individuals increased by just 24 percent.   Individuals are classified as severely overweight or obese if they are more than 100 pounds ...

Individuals on a low glycemic diet are not likely to experience any greater weight loss than dieters who consume foods that are higher on the glycemic index, according to researchers at Tufts University.   Researchers at the Jean Mayer U.S. Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging recently released the ...

JLo loves her curves and doesn’t plan to ever become a size zero. The mega star is featured in the May issue of Elle magazine and used the opportunity to speak out about modeling industry standards that are causing young girls to starve themselves. Portions of the interview were reported in People magazine.   The Latin beauty ...

A recent study published in the British Journal of Surgery links obesity to an increased risk of colon cancer. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, who conducted the study, found that the fat hormone leptin was a major cause of the growth of colon cancer cells.   These results are sobering, but ...

Jenny Craig announced that actress Valerie Bertinelli will be joining Kirstie Alley in her quest to lose weight. The ''One Day at a Time'' former actress wants to lose about 30 lbs. and feels that Jenny Craig will be her motivation to lose the weight. She will be posting a video blog of her progression, which can be found on Jenny Craig's ...

The Federal Trade Commission may soon make it more difficult for weight loss supplement manufacturers to use celebrity endorsements. The consumer regulatory body could issue new guidelines for advertising as early as June.   Changes to current guidelines, which indicate that the weight loss advertising campaigns must exhibit the ...

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is facing a $217,000 lawsuit after a couple of high school students discovered it was misleading consumers with one of its most popular products. According to New Zealand news reports, two 14-year-old students were testing fruit juices as part of a science project to determine their vitamin C ...

How do you know an epidemic has gotten out of control? When doctors begin using unproven methods to try and reverse it. This is becoming the case the childhood obesity. According to a recent CNN report, a doctor in Illinois used Adderall, an ADHD medication, to help a young boy lose weight.   A number of medications used to treat ADHD and ...