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On AlterNet: weight loss

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "weight loss"

9 Weight Loss Secrets the Diet Industry Doesn't Want You to Know

9 Weight Loss Secrets the Diet Industry Doesn't Want You to Know

Brie Cadman, Divine Caroline. May 11, 2009.
Here are a few hard truths the diet/food industry isn't going to tell you, but might just help you take a more realistic approach to weight loss.

The Weight Loss Hype: Why Counting Calories Never Works

The Weight Loss Hype: Why Counting Calories Never Works

Kathy Freston, Huffington Post. March 28, 2009.
Diets that require rigorous participant logs and calorie counting are destined to fail. There is a better way.

The Best 'Stay Fat' Strategies

The Best 'Stay Fat' Strategies

Janice Taylor, Huffington Post. August 24, 2008.
People sometimes have to see the picture of failure before they can be motivated toward success.

Why Brides-to-Be Are Starving Themselves Skinny

Why Brides-to-Be Are Starving Themselves Skinny

Allison Gaudet Yarrow, Women's eNews. July 15, 2008.
A multi-billion-dollar wedding industry peddles the perfection myth more intensely than ever before.

Pooping Yourself Skinny: Today's Pharmaceutical Lifestyle

Pooping Yourself Skinny: Today's Pharmaceutical Lifestyle

John Fischer, Huffington Post. August 6, 2007.
Much like the historical practice of using Mercury to treat syphilis, GlaxoSmithKline's diet drug Orlistat could be an effective solution for the present but a dangerous precedent for the future.

Milk Is Not a Diet Food

Milk Is Not a Diet Food

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. June 5, 2007.
The Federal Trade Commission has asked the dairy industry to remove its "Milk Your Diet" ads after research failed to support claims that milk can help people lose weight.

Dying to Be Thin

Dying to Be Thin

Sophie Goodchild, The Independent UK. November 22, 2006.
Confused by conflicting messages about diet and health, vulnerable young women are turning to lifestyle anorexia websites for 'thin-spiration.'