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Star Jones Reynolds was an emotional eater. She said, "Whenever I felt lonely, a Double Whopper with cheese became my friend. If I felt sad, six strips of bacon made me feel better." She battled with her weight and in 2003 reached over 300 pounds. Her doctor said she'd die if she didn't make changes, so she felt gastric-bypass surgery was her only option. After undergoing the surgery, she Read more
Gastric bypass is a controversial surgery. Star Jones kept her surgery secret, revealing it only recently. Regardless of how you feel about the procedure a new study indicates that it is saving lives. Research published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine found severely obese patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery significantly reduced their risk of death from coronary heart Read more
Obesity among children has become a growing problem. Kids don't exercise much, they eat tons of junk food, and spend hours on the couch watching TV and playing video games. The number of U.S. children going through obesity surgery has tripled in recent years. At this rate, more than 1,000 kids under the age of 18 will have gone through such operations to cure their obesity this year. Obesity Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Certain scents can help memory, mood, energy, and libido By: Sarah Mahoney, Prevention Did you know that the human sense of smell can identify thousands of aromas and is 10,000 times more precise than our sense of taste? We have millions of smell receptors in our noses. When they detect a scent, they shoot the Read more
There are weight loss shakes, pills, surgeries, and diets galore, and now scientists are attempting to create a weight loss injection. The injectable drug has helped rodents decrease their weight by 25 percent in just one week. You can almost hear the voiceover for the infomercial. Scientists have combined two natural hormones into a single drug that both suppressed the appetite and increased Read more
