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Ancient Humans Ate Grass Based Diet

Some new discoveries about ancient humans shows that grass was the base of their diet instead of nuts, as previously believed. The oldest set of human remains that scientists study is nicknamed the...

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Obese Body Chemistry Makes Dieting Harder

Life isn’t fair and nowhere is that more evident than the findings from a new study. It appears that obese people who begin a diet with drastic changes will often do more harm than good. “When obese...

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Steve Jobs’ Odd Eating Habits Revealed in New Biography

The world is still mourning the death of Apple CEO Steve Jobs while also praising his many contributions to technology. Details of Jobs’ life, including some of his strange eating habits, are making...

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Hoodia Hawker Loses Vacation Home in FTC Settlement

In an unusual settlement, a seller of hoodia supplements has agreed to sell his vacation home in addition to ceasing to make unvalidated weight-loss claims. David J. Romeo and the two companies he...

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4 Fool-Proof Ways to Spot a Weight Loss Scam

By Jason Brick The weight loss industry is so filled with scams that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a guide about recognizing unscrupulous weight loss advertising. The introduction to...

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10 Percent of Women Diet Their Entire Lives

by Kelsey Murray It’s a pretty safe bet to say that most women have been on a diet at least once in their lives. But for 10 percent of women, being on a diet is a part of their daily lives, for their...

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Ear Stapling is Another Unfounded Weight Loss Craze

We’ve all seen people do crazy things to try to lose weight. Eating baby food, Shake Weight, limiting calorie intake, and so much more. But, have you heard of stapling a part of your ear to help lose...

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Why the Master Cleanse is a Horrible Idea

By Dan Kamys for FitandFabLiving.com Recently, a diet known as the Master Cleanse has been coming into the spotlight. Celebrities such as Beyoncé have been known to practice this in order to supposedly...

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Could Cold Temperatures Help You Lose Weight?

Ray Cronise, a former NASA scientist who spent 15 years overseeing experiments aboard shuttles at Marshall Space Flight Center, has been conducting experiments since 2008 to see if cold temperatures...

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Hey Katy and Kelly – Don’t Eat Mushrooms for Your Diet, Make Mushrooms Part...

Mushrooms are absolutely a part of a healthy diet, but they shouldn’t be the focus of a diet. Any time a diet singles out one food to eat exclusively, or vice versa wants you to entirely eliminate one...

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The Cotton Ball Diet is Trending Amongst Young Girls Despite All Logical...

Let’s eat cotton balls so we’ll feel full … to whom did this ever sound like a great idea? Apparently it’s sounding better and better to young girls across the country who are gobbling up the newest...

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Pulp Fiction: Why My Misadventures in Juicing Left Me Feeling Terrible

By Cat Poland, a writer who shares her experiences with life and motherhood at Mom on the Range. You know what’s cute? Baby bellies. Aren’t pregnant women adorable? You know what’s not so cute? Baby...

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Wordless Wednesday: What Waist Trainers Actually Do

via Holly Perkins’ Instagram @hollyperkins

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