Kourtney Kardashian Gives Birth

Kourtney Kardashian, one of the stars of the reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," recently gave birth to a baby boy named Mason Dash Disick in in Los Angeles. The baby was born weighing 7 pounds and 6 ounces and had a height of 19.5 inches. The father is Kardashian's boyfriend Scott Disick.

Lisa Marie Presley Gives Birth to Twins

Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of late singer Elvis Presley, gave birth to twin girls on Tuesday. One of the babies weighed 5 pounds and 15 ounces. The other weighed 5 pounds and 2 ounces. She gave birth by Cesarean section. She is currently married to the music producer Michael Lockwood and has a 15 year old son from a previous marriage.

Singer Gwen Stefani Gives Birth to Baby

The singer Gwen Stefani has given birth to a baby boy on Thursday. He was named Zuma Nesta Rock and weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces at birth. This is the second child for Stefani. She and her husband, rock star Gavin Rossdale, already have a little boy named Kingston. Rossdale also has a teenage daughter with designer Pearl Lowe.

Next Biggest Diet Craze

The drug Taranabant is known to be apart of the next biggest diet craze. The drug is considered the “anti-marijuana” and works by erasing food cravings by blocking the same receptors in the brain that cannabis stimulates, causing appetite suppression. A 12 week study found that obese patients consumed 27 percent less calories when they were taking the drug. The downside of the drug is that it can possibly make a person feel nauseous, irritable, or anxious.

Video Game Tax to Fight Obesity

A New Mexico legislator has proposed a new tax on video games and televisions to try to fund a fight against childhood obesity. The bill, called “Leave No Child Inside,” would levy a 1 percent tax on some home-recreation devices and use the money to fund outdoor programs for children. It is estimated that twenty five percent of New Mexico’s children are overweight or obese.

Lisa Marie Presley Sues Newspaper Over Fat Story

Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, has sued a British newspaper for saying that she was piling on pounds due to unhealthy eating. She filed a lawsuit at London's High Court stating that the story was slanderous and degrading. Lisa Marie has recently stated on her Myspace page that she is currently pregnant. She was just about to announce her pregnancy when the articles about her weight were written. In her lawsuit she is seeking an apology and damages.

Study Says Social People Get Fat and Worriers Lose WeightA new study from Japan finds that outgoing people are more at risk for being overweight and t

A new study from Japan finds that outgoing people are more at risk for being overweight and there is a link between weight, body mass index, and personality. The study is based on more than 30,000 people in northeastern Japan who were between the ages of 40 and 64. They were quizzed on their height and weight and given a personality test. The test concluded that outgoing men were 1.73 times more likely to be obese and outgoing women were 1.53 times more likely to be obese than people that were worriers.

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Caffeinated Creams Cause Slimmer Thighs

A study was done that showed that putting caffeine-infused cream on your thighs could make them slimmer. The study was done on 99 women who used a cream with more than 7 percent of caffeine twice a day for 30 days. After 30 days, over 80 percent of the women had decreased the circumference of their upper and lower thighs. About 68 percent of the women had a reduction in their hip measurements.

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Obese Woman Dies in Front of Refrigerator

In Staten Island, a morbidly obese woman was found dead in her apartment on the floor in front of her open refrigerator door. She also had an empty oxygen tank near her. Her overweight son was also found dead in the next room. It is assumed that the mother and son died of natural causes.

The son was 280 pounds and had a lifelong heart condition. He was also a candidate for a transplant. The mother was 300 pounds and took care of her son. They are not sure who died first.

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Reveals the Name of Her New Baby

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of the television show “The View,” has released the name of her new baby boy to be Taylor Thomas Hasselbeck. He was born this past Friday at an Arizona hospital weighing 7 pounds and 15 ounces.

Knowing Your BMI Could Decrease Cancer Risk

A study says that knowing and keeping track of your BMI could help fight off colon cancer. The National Cancer Institute studied the health history of more than 200,000 women and found that 50 to 71 year old women who were a little overweight increased their chances of getting cancer by 29% as compared to lean women. Being moderately overweight increased risks by 31% and being obese increased risks by 49%. Fat cells produce and release hormones that could cause cancer cell growth.

Oprah Talks about Her Thyroid Problem

Oprah has chosen to go public about her hyperthyroid condition that has caused her to gain weight by slowing down her metabolism. She says that at first her condition sped up her metabolism and made it difficult to sleep. Then her metabolism slowed down and made her tired most of the time and caused her to gain 20 pounds. She decided to take a break for a month in Hawaii to feel better and get rest and take a break from her stressful career. She has also decided to talk about her condition on her talk show.

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It is reported that when human stem cells are exposed to a common virus they turn into fat cells. The cells didn't just change, but they stored fat too. It proves that some cases of obesity could be caused more than just a big appetite and not enough physical activity.

For several years, researchers looked for a link between obesity and the adenovirus-36. They found that a higher percentage of fat people were infected with the virus than non fat people. When they exposed animals to the virus, the animals fattened up. The found a gene in the virus that caused animal to get obese. The also took fat tissue from people who had liposuction and removed adult stem cells from the tissue and exposed the cells to the virus in the lab. More than half of the stem cells turned into fat cells.

If there is a vial cause to obesity, a vaccine could be created within the next 5 to 10 years to prevent the virus from making some people fat.

The Benefits of Water and Longevity

Water is one of the most important natural elements on earth. There are a lot of reasons that we need water for our basic survival and water has a lot of benefits that keep us healthy. Here are some of the benefits.

The human body is made up of between 55 to 75 percent of water and almost every cell in your body needs water to function properly. Lean people have more water in their bodies because muscle holds more water than fat. Your body is in constant need of replenishing itself. When you breathe you lose two to four cups of water. When your feet sweat you lose a cup of water. When the rest of your body sweats you lose two cups of water.

You have to lose 10 percent of your body weight in water to be considered dehydrated but just 2 percent can affect you physically and cause tiredness and lack of energy. Dehydration can cause problems in blood circulation because when you are dehydrated the blood is thicker and your body would have to work harder to circulate.

Getting enough water can lessen the chance of kidney stones, keep joints lubricated, prevent and lessen the effects of colds and flu, and help prevent constipation. It detoxifies the liver and kidneys. It also keeps the digestive system in order and flushes out the waste from your body. You shouldn’t have much sugar in your diet because it slows down the rate that fluid is absorbed into your body. Studies have shown that people who drank at least 5 glasses of water per day had a 41 percent less chance for a heart attack.

Water is very good for your skin because it acts as a purifier and removes toxins and waste from your body. Drinking water also helps to moisturize the skin and give it a fresh and healthy glow.


Water can aid in weight loss because it acts as a natural appetite suppressant. When you drink enough water it is easier for you body to burn and get rid of fat cells. When you don’t get enough water it is a lot harder to lose weight.

Water has a lot of benefits that are crucial to life and survival. It is recommended to drink 8 to 10 glasses of water per day. Drinking water can help you to live a long and healthy life.

The Powers of Green Tea

Studies show that drinking green tea is good for you. It can help with weight loss and fighting cancer. The EGCG that it contains stimulates metabolism and has cancer fighting properties. Green tea also contains theanine, which is a natural relaxant.

Alli is the Newest Weight Loss Pill

Alli is the newest and latest weight-loss pill. It was created by the pharmaceutical company called GlaxoSmithKline and is the only government approved over-the-counter weight-loss product on the market. It is a milder version of the prescription drug Xenical and works by reducing the absorption of fat. When it is used with a reduced-calorie diet and exercise, users can lose up to 50 percent more weight than with just dieting alone.

Side effects are low, especially with a diet of no more than 30 percent fat.