Topic: fat

Crazy Expensive Cellulite Treatment Approved; Here Are 5 Better, Cheaper Solutions

Crazy Expensive Cellulite Treatment Approved; Here Are 5 Better, Cheaper Solutions

Good news if you have cellulite that you want to get rid of: The Food and Drug Administration just approved a new laser treatment, Cellulaze, which is being hailed as THE solution for those uninvited fat deposits on our butts and thighs. Bad news: It costs $6,500.

But not to worry, those lumpy, bumpy areas of skin that often resemble cottage cheese can be minimized in other, cheaper ways. Or not at all–we, of course, think you’re beautiful just the way you are.

But, if you want to feel better about your skin, we’re big fans of more natural approaches, so here are some better–and cheaper–ways to minimize those unwanted pockets of fat: More »

Study: A High-Fat Diet Makes For Crappy, Sparse Sperm

Study: A High-Fat Diet Makes For Crappy, Sparse Sperm

Ask most people why they’re limiting their fat intake, and the answer is simple: because they don’t want to gain weight. But a diet high in fat does a lot more than just lead to a few extra pounds–more and more, an unhealthy diet is being linked to other, more pressing complications. Like, according to a new study, lower concentration and lower-quality sperm in men. More »

Florida Fat Bank Lets Liposuction Patients Store Their “Liquid Gold”

Florida Fat Bank Lets Liposuction Patients Store Their "Liquid Gold"

Don’t you just hate it when you have liposuction, and then a few months later, you want to inject some fat into your face to get rid of wrinkles, but all the lipo leftovers you were saving in your home refrigerator have gone bad? That’s the pits. Thankfully, a Florida doctor is providing his patients with a way to stash their excess fat–and withdraw from it later. It’s a fat bank! More »

Dear Matt Lauer: Stop Teaching Us To Make Unhealthy Recipes

Dear Matt Lauer: Stop Teaching Us To Make Unhealthy Recipes

Yesterday on the Today Show, Matt Lauer interviewed chef Michael White as he demonstrated how to make lobster eggs benedict. That’s just wrong, I thought while envisioning the enormous amount of calories, fat and cholesterol in this breakfast dish. “Here’s the problem with eggs benedict,” said Lauer. “It’s all about the timing.” No, here’s the problem, I said back to his HD image. It’s gonna kill you. More »

7 Worst Restaurant Foods: Have You Ordered These?

7 Worst Restaurant Foods: Have You Ordered These?

If you’ve ever set foot in The Cheesecake Factory, you know about their monster-sized desserts. But did you also know about their cheeseburger topped with a fried egg that ended up on the latest worst restaurant foods list? By now, I think we can all agree on the fact that menu items like this are ridiculously bad for us. And yet, Americans continue to eat these fat- and calorie-laden foods, and restaurants continue to oblige. More »

When Choosing The Healthiest Milk, Skip the Skim

When Choosing The Healthiest Milk, Skip the Skim

Yesterday I was grocery-shopping with my new boyfriend for the first time, and there we were confronted with the milk cases. I’m normally an almond/hemp/soy milk drinker, but it seemed silly to buy two cartons, so I told him I’d just drink regular milk as long as it was organic (yes, I’m that girl). And then – whoa – he’s pulling out the 2%. Who drinks 2% milk these days? Doesn’t everyone agree that skim is better for you?Maybe it’s not, according to an article from Details magazine. More »

Study Says Eat Blueberries to Stay Thin; We Say Keep Eating Vegetables

Study Says Eat Blueberries to Stay Thin; We Say Keep Eating Vegetables

Blueberries are one of the health foods that’s easiest to swallow, and research suggests that they could become a popular diet food, too. They might be high in sugar, but they’re rich in polyphenols that scientists found reduce fat cell formation in mice. But for humans? Scientists say they won’t shrink your thighs, but they could keep you from turning into Violet Beauregarde; we say that, while that may be true, you could get the same results from eating your vegetables, too. More »

7 Worst Holiday Drinks for Your Health

7 Worst Holiday Drinks for Your Health

When you’re not shopping, you’re resting your feet at a cozy Starbucks and slurping a holiday drink. Hey – ’tis the season, right? When we took a look at the nutrition facts behind all those peppermint lattes and spiced-up hot chocolates, we realized why so many people gain weight during the holidays. Some of these drinks contain more calories than an entire meal. And they definitely contain more sugar that we really want to consume through a plastic lid. More »

“Body Positive”: Do You Think It’s Possible to Be Healthy at Any Weight?

"Body Positive": Do You Think It's Possible to Be Healthy at Any Weight?

Earlier this week, we posted an article titled 10 Overweight Celebrities We Don’t Want to Look Like, followed up by 5 Celebrities Who Died Too Young and Overweight (And yes, a Few Also Used Drugs), which sparked one of the biggest debates we’ve seen on Blisstree. Issues of weight, health, and looks strike a deep nerve, evoking virile responses from our readers. But the comments we find most interesting are those calling bullshit on the link between weight and health:

You do realize that everybody has to die at some point, right? I could probably give you 5 overweight people that lived past the age of 60 or even 70. Weight has nothing to do with it. Correlation does not equal causation.

Just because you are skinny does not mean healthy. Halle Berry is skinny but has Type Two Diabetes. Jennifer Aniston chained smoked cigarettes for years to stay skinny. Yeah, she quit but damage has been done to her lungs and body.

Fat people are not INHERENTLY unhealthy. Thin people are not INHERENTLY healthy!

Some of us are fat. (yes, even with exercise and eating right)

Nobody dies simply by being overweight.

[Don't use] the most tired statistics on the web based on weight charts that most nutritionists and doctors agree are not standard and based on old data. A weight issue is only an issue if a person sees it as one.

There are several arguments within the comments section, but we want to know: Do you believe that it’s possible to be healthy at any weight? Take our poll, below: More »

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