Old Navy is a clothing brand own by Gap Inc. Up until very recently, Old Navy offered the “Women’s Plus” line of clothing in 175 stores.

Old Navy have now decided to remove the clothes from the shelves - and make them available online only.

Sizes 16 to 20 will still be carried in store, …

“Obviously, diet and exercise are vital. If you do those things - eat right and exercise - and you still aren’t thin… your life.. is not… over.”

These are the words of Joy Nash, creator of a short video called “A Fat Rant”. This video (posted on You Tube) has one of the highest comment counts…

Yesterday marked "International No Diet Day". According to this newspaper:
"one dietitian would like to see the day become an all-year theme and diets banned."
So - a dietitian would like to see diets banned…
Sometimes words become so overused they completely lose their me…

The reason society don’t like diet soda - is not so much the taste, but rather the “mouth-feel”. Drinks tested included Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Edge, Coke, Diet Coke, C2, and many more.Continue reading…Comments (26)

Researchers have discovered that folks can accurately discern the difference…

Actress Keira Knightly continually denies that she suffers from Anorexia. She even went so far as suing a British tabloid paper in January.

This brings to light the issue of stigma based on body size and how a “too-thin” body brings on accusations of anorexia.Continue reading…Comments (13)Orig…

A gravity machine - looking something like a hack squat machine and leg press - is being used in group sessions as well as individually.

There are other ways to construct gravity your workout partner - and here are some of the best.Continue reading…Comments (6)

The fitness industry has produced…

Every duration sciences finds a good correlation amoung food and health - a food manufacturer will try to isolate it and oversell it.

This is the case with oats. Oats are a great food - particularly for breakfast - but Quaker have taken it a bit too far calling their oats “The Cholesterol Hunter…

But does medicine really get to the true cause of chronic illnesses?

The “Pill for an ill” mentality still has a stronghold in our cultural mindset. A nutritional approach is often a better way and here’s why…Continue reading…Comments (15)Original post by Mark Levins

What drives that fear of fat?Continue reading…Comments (12) Researchers in Australia have claimed that “A growing fear of being fat has fuelled a doubling in the number of Australians with eating disorders in the past decade”.
The number of public regularly binge eating, abusing laxatives, making …

Here is the list.Continue reading…Comments (22)

WebMD have posted their best 15 diet tips “ever” (however they plus list 12 top tips in the sidebar that are different).

When it comes to advice - the best tips are those that work for you.Original post by Mark Levins