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Kim, Khloe to Be Sued Over 'Unsafe' Diet Product?

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:12:13 CST

Kim and Khloe Kardashian have been hawking diet product QuickTrim for a while now , but it may not actually work—or be safe. A law firm representing one unhappy QuickTrim user is reaching out to others, and is reportedly prepping a class action lawsuit against the Kardashians, the New York...

Murder Suspect: Excessive Caffeine Made Me Kill Wife

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:09:58 CDT

A Kentucky man charged with killing his wife has come up with a creative defense: excessive caffeination. Woody Will Smith, 33, is accused of strangling his 28-year-old wife with an extension cord last May, but his lawyer says Smith ingested enough caffeine (in the form of soda, energy drinks, and...

Kim Will 'Never Be Skinny'? BS

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 24 May 2010 10:46:00 CDT

Shape thought it would be a good idea to put a bikini-clad and, yes, skinny Kim Kardashian on its cover…alongside the coverline, “I’ll never be one of those skinny girls.” The obvious problem here is that she is one of those girls, writes Hortense on Jezebel , so “the magazine is...

US Recalls High-Profile Diet Pill

Fri, 01 May 2009 11:03:18 CDT

US government health officials are announcing the recall of a popular weight loss pill, after reports of liver damage and other health problems. Food and Drug Administration officials said Friday the manufacturer of Hydroxycut has launched a recall of the dietary supplement, used by people trying to shed pounds, and...

Dieting? Skip the Pricey Pills

Victoria Floethe — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:25:52 CST

Now that Americans have had access to the first over-the-counter weight-loss drug for 18 months, we've become a lean, mean nation, right? Not so much, writes Debra Sherman for Reuters. It's true that Alli—$60 for a 30-day supply—gives users slightly better results, but they're probably not worth the...

Your Body Wants You to Stay Fat

Katherine Thompson — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:34:41 CDT

Your body doesn't want you to lose weight, scientists say, and makes it tough to keep off pounds lost. Scientists tell the Los Angeles Times that brain and hormone cues increase post-diet as natural processes try to get that old figure back. And while research into the heavy issues is...

Diet Pills Make Slim Difference

Rob Quinn — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:31:48 CST

Diet pills are big business, but Canadian researchers have found that they result in only modest weight loss. In placebo-controlled trials, patients taking anti-obesity drugs orlistat, sibutramine and rimonabant lost more weight than those taking dummy pills, but barely. And the average weight loss was 5%, which experts say is...

Americans Go Abroad, Online for New Diet Pill

Dustin Lushing — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:21:00 CDT

The weight loss drug Acomplia is stuck in FDA limbo, but that isn't stopping Americans from ordering it off the Internet or buying it in Europe, where it's legal. If the government rules that its lowering of weight and cholesterol balances out the possible side effects, including suicide and depression,...