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Karl Lagerfeld: Adele Is "Too Fat" - Us Magazine

2012-02-06

Daily MailKarl Lagerfeld: Adele Is "Too Fat"Us MagazineShe is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice," the 78-year-old head designer and creative director for Chanel told Metro Paris on Monday about the "Someone Like You" songstress, 23. The Parisian installment of the daily ...'She is a little too fat': Karl Lagerfeld slates Adele's size before ...Daily MailGrammys 2012: Adele 'a little too fat'? Karl Lagerfeld thinks soLos Angeles TimesKarl Lagerfeld Calls Adele Fat, Loves the Obamas, and Says Something Weird ...New York Magazine (blog)New York Daily News -Huffington Post -Gather Celebs News Channelall 89 news articles »

Feb

Heart Hormone Linked to Calorie-Burning Brown Fat - WebMD

2012-02-06

Science CodexHeart Hormone Linked to Calorie-Burning Brown FatWebMD6, 2012 -- You may have heard about brown fat -- a unique type of fat that acts like a furnace in the body to burn calories instead of storing them as excess weight. Adults don't have much brown fat, but a new study suggests that hormones produced by ...Heart hormone helps shape fat metabolismMedical XpressThe heart can make 'bad' fat burn caloriesEurekAlert (press release)all 5 news articles »

Feb

Scott D. Pierce: Fat dog/little Vader topped the Super ads - Salt Lake Tribune

2012-02-06

Zap2it.com (blog)Scott D. Pierce: Fat dog/little Vader topped the Super adsSalt Lake TribuneVolkswagen: Fat dog works out so that he can make it through the doggie door and chase the Volkswagen. Great all by itself — but then it cut to a “Star Wars” cantina re-creation, with an alien offering the opinion that this spot was better than the ...Super Bowl Video Roundup: The Avengers, Fat Dogs, Squeaky PorcupinesThe Mary SueVolkswagen Super Bowl 2012 commercial: A fat dog and the Vader kid returnsZap2it.com (blog)2012 Super Bowl Commercial: Volkswagen Inspires Fat Dog to Do BetterOpposing ViewsWashington Post -Automotive Discoveryall 1,478 news articles »

Feb

Risks: Fructose Intake Is Linked to Visceral Fat - New York Times

2012-02-06

Risks: Fructose Intake Is Linked to Visceral FatNew York TimesNow a study in the February issue of The Journal of Nutrition reports that fructose consumption may increase cardiovascular risk factors because it increases visceral fat, the kind that accumulates around internal organs. Researchers examined 559 14- ...and more »

Feb

Health minister nixed plan to limit trans fats in food, records show - Vancouver Sun

2012-02-06

Health minister nixed plan to limit trans fats in food, records showVancouver SunOTTAWA — Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq killed a government plan to impose strict limits on trans fats in food products that would have been in place by now, internal records show. The announcement, set for the fall of 2009 with a two-year phase-in ...and more »

Feb

My Big, Fat 2012 Super Bowl Prediction - Forbes

2012-02-05

ForbesMy Big, Fat 2012 Super Bowl PredictionForbesIt's the perfect matchup. New York City (well, okay, their stadium is in New Jersey) versus Boston (well, okay, New England). Two of the top quarterbacks, receivers, and coaches in the pro game. A powerful, fast and frighteningly ferocious Giants ..."It Always Comes Down to the Fat Guys" - The O-Line vs the D-LineWEEI.comSuper Bowl ratings highest in 17 years, says NBC ConnecticutNew Haven RegisterSuper food for Super BowlToronto SunHouston Press (blog)all 18,281 news articles »

Feb

TOP PICKS: Fat-zapping food - New Straits Times

2012-02-06

New Straits TimesTOP PICKS: Fat-zapping foodNew Straits TimesIt's not just sweating it out that will melt the fat in our bodies. What we eat is more important than running frantically on the treadmill. Some foods banish belly fat — the most dangerous kind — and for most parts, the goodness is in their content ...

Feb

Why women need fat - Sacramento Bee

2012-02-06

Why women need fatSacramento BeeAccording to some experts, not only should you stop dieting, you should eat more fat. "I always tell women you need fat like you need oil in your car," said Beth Aldrich, a certified health counselor and author of "Real Moms Love to Eat: How to Conduct ...85 pounds lighter and couldn't be happier about turning 40Baltimore Sunall 6 news articles »

Feb

Cook's Corner: Lose the fat, keep the crunch with healthier granola recipe - Sacramento Bee

2012-02-06

Cook's Corner: Lose the fat, keep the crunch with healthier granola recipeSacramento BeeThe recipe here, from Sun-Maid, calls for just three tablespoons of melted margarine or butter, and worked fine with the 0 trans fat margarine I used. Thanks to dried cranberries, cherries and such, you can make granola a lot more interesting today ...and more »

Feb

Growing up fat is no fun: Childhood obesity is on the rise and parents ... - Daily Mail

2012-02-06

Daily MailGrowing up fat is no fun: Childhood obesity is on the rise and parents ...Daily MailApart from all the social and emotional problems of being a fat kid, health risks also abound. Childhood and teenage obesity is dangerously on the rise throughout the country. In addition to the risk of early death, obese teenagers are also at an ...

Feb

Heart Hormone Linked to Calorie-Burning Brown Fat

2012-02-06

You may have heard about brown fat -- a unique type of fat that acts like a furnace in the body to burn calories instead of storing them as excess weight.

Feb

Fructose Consumption Increases Visceral Fat, Study Reports

2012-02-06

Fructose consumption may increase cardiovascular risk factors because it increases visceral fat, the kind that accumulates around internal organs.

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The Truth About Fat Women and Self-Control

2012-01-30

If the choice between being fat and thin were a simple, conscious decision, most of us would likely be slender. Nevertheless, new research suggests that the discrimination and prejudice faced by overweight people, especially women, are driven by the preconceived notion that body fat is somehow optional.

Feb

'The Fat Boy Chronicles' addresses effects of bullying

2012-02-06

"The Fat Boy Chronicles" is inspired by a true story and focuses on the struggles of Jimmy Winterpock, a self-proclaimed...

Feb

The heart can make 'bad' fat burn calories

2012-02-06

Brown fat burns calories to generate body heat in rodents and newborn humans. Researchers seeking to combat the obesity epidemic are trying to develop ways to increase the amount of brown fat an adult human has in the hope that this will make them lose weight. New research indicates that hormones produced by the heart can cause regular fat cells from mice and humans to take on characteristics of ...

Feb

Fitness and "fatness" both matter to the heart

2012-02-06

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing fitness or packing on fat with age each can be bad for the heart -- but avoiding either one of those fates may protect the ticker, a study published Monday suggests. U.S. researchers found that of more than 3,100 healthy adults they followed, those who improved -- or simply maintained -- their fitness levels were less likely to develop high blood pressure, high ...

Feb

Rocco DiSpirito trims a Cajun dish for Fat Tuesday

2012-02-06

Mardi Gras is the sort of celebration that can make every city in America want to be New Orleans. Between the parties and parades and all those rich foods, what's not to love?

Feb

Colo. lawmakers consider trans-fat ban in schools

2012-02-02

The nation's leanest state is taking aim at junk food in school cafeterias as it considers the nation's toughest school trans-fat ban.A Colorado House committee was scheduled to hear a bill Thursday to ...

Feb

Lawmakers delay hearing on school trans fat ban

2012-02-03

The nation's leanest state is taking its sweet time as it considers a proposal aimed at getting junk food out of schools.A Colorado House committee was expected to discuss a bill that represents the nation's ...

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