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Celebrities making news with their weight loss and dieting methods. (111 posts)
Poll: A Vegan Diet Almost "Killed" Angelina Jolie
During a recent Interview "Salt" star, Angelina Jolie, said the secret to her beauty was a big juicy steak.
She didn't always eat red meat and at one time followed a strict vegan diet until she said it almost killed her.
» moreCelebrity Weight Loss: What They Are Doing to Get Lean
It's been a particularly busy week for celebrity weight issues. Here are 5 current celebrity weight loss/diet stories, and what we "regular" folk can learn from them!
Kris Jenkins Kris Jenkins, the New York Jets' nose tackle, has dropped 20 pounds this offseason using Dr. Sanford Siegal's Cookie Diet. This after ballooning to 390 lbs following an anterior cruciate ligament injury that sidelined him for half of last season. » moreGwyneth Paltrow's Brittle Bones: Is Extreme Dieting to Blame?
It's been a couple of years now since I felt the need to vent about the stupidity of Gwyneth Paltrow's fad diets.
Well, it looks like her dieting practices may have caught up to her as she was recently been diagnosed with oseopenia - a precursor to osteoporosis -- at the age of 37.
» moreChelsea Clinton Orders Her Dad to Lose 15 Pounds
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There are probably two people in the world brave enough to tell former President Bill Clinton that he's too fat -- his doctor and his daughter.
His doctor's opinion is bound by HIPPA privacy laws, but Chelsea's isn't. She recently asked her dad to lose 15 pounds before walking her down the aisle this summer.
» moreLatest Celebrity Dieting Fad: Charcoal?
Strange dietary practices are nothing new in the world of celebrities, but this one is right up there when it comes to the bizarre and frankly... dumb.
Or is it?
I mean, adding charcoal to every meal seems like a logical enough way to help you eat less. In fact, I would say it's probably a FAIL PROOF way to eat less.
» moreJillian Michaels: Won't Ruin Her Body With Pregnancy
Jillian Michaels (and celebrity trainers in general) are a double-edged sword. They have the ability to inspire literally millions of people towards changing their lives for the better. The flip side: they earn the trust of the public at large and consequently, people hang on their every word - the good and the not-so-good.
In the latest issue of Women's Health, Jillian said she wouldn't get pregnant because she is afraid of gaining baby weight. In her words,
I can't handle doing that to my body." Source» more
Ricky Gervais's Turning Point: Sausages!
The comic Ricky Gervais (star of The Office) has explained his inspiration for joining in a fitness campaign and losing 14lbs -- a post-Christmas binge of 11 sausages.
In a web chat on MySpace, Gervais said
The two days before I went healthy I had 11 sausages. I couldn't stop eating them, I felt really ill, really bad and I had to lay there for a couple of hours, like a snake just trying to digest it.» more
Michelle Obama Replaces Easter Candy with Fruit: Good Move or Not?
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First Lady Michelle Obama is no hypocrite.
After vowing to help American children fight back against French fries and fast food in her Let's Move campaign, Obama wasn't about to invite them to the White House and stuff them full of marshmallow Peeps and chocolate bunnies.
Instead, she made a few improvements to the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
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