While not new in the world of summer camps for kids to spend their summer vacation at, fat camps such as the one featured in the MTV show “Fat Camp”, Camp Pocono Trails in Pennsylvania is a fun option for many of today’s kids. Some of these camps have been around for 30 and 40 years and offer most of the fun traditional activities that one would think of for a summer camp for kids, but with a focus on proper diet, exercises and weight loss.

Meal replacements in a medically supervised weight loss program are successful in facilitating weight loss, according to a new study conducted at the University of Kentucky. The study appears in the August 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that after a 6-month behavioral weight loss program, depressed patients not only lost 8% of their initial weight but also reported significant improvements in their symptoms of depression, as well as reductions in triglycerides, which are a risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

Once the baby arrives, many new mothers want to return to their former weight quickly – just like film stars who appear in the media in bikinis just weeks after giving birth. But according to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), women should not put themselves under too much pressure straight away.

After weight loss surgery, people have nearly twice the expected risk of breaking a bone and an even higher risk of a foot or hand fracture, a new study has found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

The Biggest Loser live three hour 2009 season 7 finale is airing now on NBC. While the viewers are waiting to crown the Biggest loser 2009 season finale winner, according to one poll Tara may become the winner this time.

The Biggest Loser 2009 season finale starts tonight. Most people will be watching the winner of this popular weight loss show admiring how people have lost so much weight and transformed their lives. It worth to consider what things you have learned or can learn from the Biggest Loser when you see the winner of the 2009 season being crowned this evening on TV.

Tonight is the season finale of the 2009 version of the Biggest Loser. This season, it is "The Biggest Loser: Couples." Tonight will be a live three-hour finale which will determine who goes home with the $250,000 prize.

Viewers will determine the contestant who gets the final spot in the top 3 in today's The Biggest Loser of season 7. So your choice is either MIKE or RON to take the final spot. Helen and Tara are already IN the finals.

The FDA has warned customers to stop using these 'weight-loss' preparations because some are linked to liver damage and there has been one death from liver failure. The recall includes Max Drink Packets, Caffeine-Free Rapid Release Caplets and Max Aqua Shed.

Actress Valerie Bertinelli, best known for her role as Bonnie Franklin's daughter, Barbara Cooper Royer, on the long-running television series One Day at a Time tops the latest issue of People Magazine cover at age 48 with a fabulous look.

Boosting calcium consumption spurs weight loss, according to a study published in the most recent issue of the British Journal of Nutrition, but only in people whose diets are calcium deficient.