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17 Day Diet: Fast or Fake? [VIDEO]

Apr 8th 2011 – 1:32PM
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HCG 'Pregnancy Diet' Raises Concern [VIDEO]

Mar 12th 2011 – 3:43PM
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Ash Wednesday Fasting: Meat and Other Foods Forbidden During Lent

By Torie BoschMar 9th 2011 – 12:44PM

Farewell, Mardi Gras. Hello, Lent. For Catholics and some other Christians, today is Ash Wednesday, the start of the season of Lent. A period of penitence and contemplation, Lent is the 46-day period (40 days not including Sundays) leading up to Easter. One key component to observing Ash Wednesday is fasting, but the...

Diet Pepsi Skinny Cans Offend, Entice Women

By Steven HofferFeb 11th 2011 – 4:11PM

Pepsi may need to can this marketing plan. The beverage company has unveiled its new "skinny" can for Fashion Week, a "taller, sassier" take on the classic soda can that the company calls a "celebration of beautiful, confident women." "Our slim, attractive new can is the perfect complement to today's most stylish looks,...

Contrave Rejected: What Does the FDA Have Against Diet Pills?

By Mary Phillips-SandyFeb 1st 2011 – 6:15PM

Today the Food and Drug Administration declined to approve Contrave, a new prescription weight-loss drug that an FDA advisory panel had recommended for approval. The FDA ruling on Contrave told drugmaker Orexigen Therapeutics that the agency was concerned about long-term use and potential implications on heart health....

Background on Diets

Diet, in relation to food, might mean:

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