Rapper 50 Cent was told by movie execs that he needs to shed some of his muscles for his upcoming role in the movie Streets of Blood. Taking this seriously, 50 is doing aerobics as part of his training regimen to better fit the role where he will be playing a cop in the Hurricane Katrina action movie.

Carrie Underwood graces the cover of the May issue of InStyle Magazine. The Season Four American Idol winner shed some light on dating and body image in an interview that will appear on newsstands Friday, April 25th.

Atherosclerosis is what our parents and grandparents used to call hardening of the arteries. The bad news about atherosclerosis: It leads to tens of thousands of deaths every year in the U.S. The good news: You can prevent it.

Ali Vincent became the winner of The Biggest Loser Season 5 NB TV show where overweight participants compete to loose the most amount of weight and the biggest loser wins the game.

Renowned physician, author and weight loss expert Dr. Sanford Siegal, known to generations of dieters as the Cookie Doctor, devotes current CookieDiet.com blog to the impact of obesity and hypothyroidism on sex drive.

Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa, one of the newest and fastest growing weight loss spas in the United States, will be featured in an upcoming episode on NBC’s popular television show, The Biggest Loser.

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) announced today that following a planned review by an independent Echocardiographic Data Safety Monitoring Board (EDSMB) it is continuing BLOOM (Behavioral modification and Lorcaserin for Overweight and Obesity Management), a pivotal trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of lorcaserin hydrochloride for the treatment of obesity.

The cannabinoid receptors best known for delivering the psychological effects of marijuana also explain the connection between chronic alcohol use and a buildup of fat in the liver, according to a report in the March issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press.

U.S. researchers discovered that teenagers who regularly eat breakfast tend to weigh less, exercise more and eat a more healthful diet than their breakfast-skipping peers.

Though we all know about the importance of watching what we eat and going to the gym regularly, we tend to neglect these things, thanks to our busy lifestyles! But managing your weight and staying healthy is not as hard as you think. With just a little more attention to your eating habits, you can make a lot of difference.