How do YOU fight fat? (Starring Trish from I am Succeeding)

Need new ideas on how to fight fat? Want to share your tips and tricks with others? Then you gotta stop by the FatFighterTV Video Forum – all the details here.

Tags: Exercise, How do YOU fight fat?, I am Succeeding, Trish, wii

News Nugget: Can athletic seals help kids get moving?

What do five northern fur seals have to do with kids and exercise? A new exhibit at the New England Aquarium is designed to inspire the obese generation of kids to get moving. The “Move It!” program has seals stretching, jumping, and swimming, while panels around the aquarium show the moves and encourage children to [...]

PB2 giveaway

If you love peanut butter as much as I do – which is VERY MUCH – but wish you could ditch a lot of the calories and fat, PB2 is coming to your peanut butter-loving rescue! I just bought some a few weeks ago and I’ve been adding it to my almost-daily protein shakes and [...]

The Hot Mommy Next Door winner!

Congrats to FatFighterTV member – Jennifer – for winning last week’s giveaway for The Hot Mommy Next Door. Enjoy!

Tags: Alison Fadoul, baby weight, book, moms, pregnancy, The Hot Mommy Next Door, winner

New website helps employers fight obesity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just launched LEANWorks! – a website designed to help businesses fight obesity. LEAN stands for Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition.

Tags: CDC, employers, obesity, overweight, website

Healthy Recipe: Strawberry Shortcake Squares

These “Healthified” Strawberry Shortcake Squares from eatbetteramerica have 60% less fat, 30% fewer calories, and 75% less sat fat than the original recipe (see the comparison here). They’re short on fat and berry delicious!

Tags: dessert, Food & Nutrition, Healthy Recipes, strawberries, strawberry shortcake

15 ways to spice up plain ol’ water

Drinking water can get a little boring sometimes. So, a few weeks ago, I asked you how you spice up plain ol’ water/sparkling water. I got so many creative comments and lots of new ideas to try, so of course, I want to share a few – 15 to be exact!

Tags: cucumbers, drinks, fruit, [...]

News Nugget: Weight-loss surgery cuts women’s risk of cancer

Having weight-loss surgery may help obese women lower their risk of developing cancer. Swedish researchers found women who had bariatric surgery were 42 percent less likely to develop cancer, but men in the study did not benefit. Researchers say that may be because many cancers are driven by female hormones like estrogen, or simply because [...]

News Nugget: Early obesity raises risk of pancreatic cancer

Studies have already shown that obesity can increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. But a new study suggests the risk is greatest among people who were already overweight during their teenage years or obese during their 20s and 30s.
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Tags: cancer, obesity, pancreatic cancer, teenagers