If you’re obese when you’re pregnant, you really have to watch that scale. New guidelines from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council say obese moms-to-be should limit their weight gain during pregnancy to between 11 and 20 pounds, both for their health and for the health of their baby. That’s about half [...]

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Is it easier to drop a stone than to drop a pound? See what they’re saying about that over at Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? Guaranteed to make you smile. Happy Weekend everyone!

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The obesity problem in Australia has gotten so bad, the country is now considering government-funded lap-band surgery to help turn things around. The plan would have taxpayers pick up the tab for the surgery, which involves attaching a band around the entrance to the stomach so patients feel full after eating only a little food. [...]

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It’s no secret that obesity rates are up in this country. But when I see how much we used to weigh 40 years ago compared to what we weigh now, it still amazes me. Check out the weigh we were…

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Just yesterday, we were talking about how more Americans are reaching for cheaper, more fattening foods in this down economy. Now, a new survey from the online jobs site, CareerBuilder.com, shows one in 10 U.S. workers are snacking more during the day because they’re concerned about the recession, and nearly half complained that they were [...]

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Just because a hospital gets labeled as a bariatric “center of excellence” doesn’t mean it has the best treatment out there. New research finds it could still have just as many deaths and complications from the weight-loss procedure as other hospitals. And researchers say the extra cost and effort hospitals have to go through to [...]

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Congrats to FatFighterTV member – bevybev – for winning last week’s giveaway for one box of 20 Aquafull packets. Enjoy!

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They say that breaking up is hard to do… but sometimes it’s a must. And that’s what Robin over at Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? is trying to do this week – break up with her bathroom scale. Why does she want to end the relationship? And will she really go through with [...]

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Having trouble staying full throughout the day? Aquafull may help. Weight-loss surgeon, Dr. Michael Snyder, created it to help you eat less. He says when you pour one Aquafull powdered [...]

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Last month, a study found overweight preschoolers have signs of heart disease. Now new research shows how prevalent obesity is in kids that young – it finds nearly one in five American four-year-olds is obese. That’s more than half a million four-year-olds. The rate is even higher among American Indian children – nearly a third [...]

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