It's been a newsy year for the health and fitness crowd: the best diet, what to eat, what not to eat, and fallen athletes are just a few of the stories that grabbed our attention this year. And while it was hard to narrow down what the biggest stories of 2010 were, below are the stories that grabbed our attention and kept it as the year went on.   Americans are getting fatter, or are we? Read more

Some health studies make headlines and they seem quite shocking and sad, like this one from CNN: Tweens Challenged by Grown-Up Malady: Breast Cancer. Others bring out my inner fourth grader, and my response to them is sophisticated "no duh." But stories are often more complicated than their headlines, and it is nice to have scientific studies confirm a few assumptions. Kids' Cereals Pour on the Read more

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Even the most nutrition-savvy women can get lost in the headlines. Here's what you really need to know. By Sharon Liao, Prevention You heard that eggs can be high in cholesterol, so you dutifully switched to whole grains for breakfast. Next, you swapped out red meat for fish — only to later learn that fish can Read more

For Black Women, Breast Cancer Strikes Younger — NPR The discrepancy between death statistics for African-American women and white women diagnosed with breast cancer is startling. Black women are twice as likely to die of cancer as white women. Mobile Phones "Have Not Increased Brain Cancers" — BBC Danish researchers have concluded that cell phones do not increase brain cancer risk, since Read more

Satisfy your sweet tooth with a low-cal tropical-fruit parfait — Health Did your town make the list of fittest cities? — Fitness How Mila Kunis gets adventurous when it comes to fitness — That's Fit How hanging out in your bikini could actually relieve stress — Blisstree Olive oil vs. avocado oil: what should be topping your salad? — Diet Blog Read more

The American male's relationship to fast food in pictures — MindBodyGreen Mind your apples! Fruits and veggies with the most pesticides — That's Fit Tips for deskbound workers to battle job-related weight gain — Daily Spark Get your sweat on and boost your fat burn with these 25 cardio workouts — Fitness Tips to keep sprouts in your diet and E. coli out of your life — Blisstree The Read more

Bob Harper's must-do moves to get you bikini ready — Shape Strawberries in a sandwich? You betcha! — DailySpark Cool off with frozen desserts under 250 calories — Health How to freeze those brown bananas for future smoothies — Peanut Butter Fingers Proving 30 is the new 15: celebs over 30 rockin' their bikinis — Blisstree Airport asanas to keep you flexible in flight — Read more

Go global! Internationally inspired meals for meatless Mondays — Blisstree Run at the beach and burn more calories, like 30 percent more! — Self How yoga helped Jennifer Aniston achieve a decade of hotness — MindBodyGreen Just in time for Summer: three moves for toning your inner thighs — Shape Actor Michael Fassbender on eating 600 calories a day for 10 weeks — Fit Celeb Refreshing Read more

A super-sculpt strength training workout that doesn't mess around — Fitness They beat the disease, now these celebs are breast cancer activists — Huffington Post Racing for the Cure helps bring survivor's family together — Peanut Butter Fingers Look out London! Stella McCartney's designing British Olympic team uniform — Blisstree Avocado fries (baked, of course!) might become your Read more

Make a Pink Flamingo smoothie with your leftover watermelon — Oh She Glows Check your posture and look 10 pounds thinner — Vital Juice Increase your caloric burn on two wheels and create your own Tour de France — Shape Is fidgeting a worthwhile fitness habit? — Shine 10 foods to help you flatten your abs — Fitness Get back on track: killer 30-minute treadmill interval workout — Read more