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NEW YORK It was like any other Tuesday on Cosmopolitan's Twitter feed, with tweets about a possible "Gilmore Girls" revival, women who apply makeup with tampons, and a weight loss story that sent the internet into a tizzy.

The offending tweet, since deleted, linked to an article titled "How This Woman Lost 44 Pounds Without Any Exercise." The article documented the story of 31-year-old Australian mom Simone Harbinson, who suffered a recent "waterfall of health scares" that included appendix cancer and complications from her illness and the resulting surgeries.

She started eating for comfort after her cancer diagnosis and gained 35 pounds. She eventually set her mind to losing the weight, but because of her condition, she couldn't exercise like she used to.

Instead, she started meal-prepping and following a nutrition program that resulted in her losing 44 pounds, undergoing an "incredible mental transformation." That positivity didn't translate to the entire internet, per Page Six and the Washington Post, which note that folks didn't appreciate clicking on a weight loss headline and finding that a woman with cancer had lost the weight.

"Cancer is not a diet plan. Delete this," tweeted ex-NFL player Matthew Cherry, perhaps misinterpreting (as many others apparently did) that Harbinson lost the weight as a direct effect of the cancer.

But some clearly understood Harbinson's story and are still taking Cosmo to task for promoting a sick woman's weight loss as the main focus. The article's title now: "A Serious Health Scare Helped Me Love My Body More Than Ever." Page Six also notes a line has disappeared that read: "Simone's weight loss success is proof that ANYONE can lose weight without breaking a sweat simply by eating more mindfullyno gym required." (Read about the life of a Cosmo fact-checker.)

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It's the Hot Topic pop culture fans still can't seem to get enough.

AfterMama June revealed her nearly 300-pound weight loss two weeks ago, the question now being asked is will the reality star be able to keep it off for months and years to come.

Just a few short days after interviewing the Mama June: From Not to Hot star, Wendy Williams decided to share her honest opinion with us.

"I am 50-50 with Mama June and I told her that behind the scenes. I said Mama June, please work really hard to keep the weight off," Wendy explained to E! News at the Vital Signs of Bowel Health Summit in New York City. "But she's also got Honey Boo Boo who is a child growing up. She wants normal food."

The talk-show host continued, "She said her motivation was her but I suspect that along with that motivation is a nice paycheck from the network as well as the network paying for surgery. If that's how you lose weight, it's great in the short term, but how do you keep it off?"

In a recent interview, Mama June insisted that she is going to focus onportion control, making better food decisions and adopting a regular exercise regimen.

"I can promise you I'm never going back to that size," she proclaimed to People. "I'm happy where I'm at."

While Wendy is more than supportive of Mama June's journey, she also has had experience losing weight. In fact, she revealed on The Wendy Williams Show after show back in October that she had lost 50 pounds over a three-year period.

"Weight loss is one thing. Keeping it off is another and you really have to change her mindset and your way of life," Wendy explained to us while supporting The Toilet Talk and About Your Gut. "You can go back and have some of those chocolate bars or whatever you used to like but everything has to be in moderation."

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Youd think that by now wed all stop falling for supplements which promise to blast belly fat or drop pounds while still eating cupcakes, but youd be wrong. Powerful marketing continues to dupe vulnerable people into wasting their money. Here are the common selling points (ahem, lies) that youll find on the label.

Weight loss supplements are a general category designed to accelerate weight loss, typically by one of several ways: suppressing your appetite, blocking absorption of nutrients, or increasing the number of calories you burn. These benefits come from any number of key active ingredients. You might have heard of some: ephedrine, capsaicin, caffeine, and yohimbine; and brand names such as Hydroxycut and Alli.

This Mens Health article cuts through the bullshit of the most common marketing promises on these supplement labels:

Some supplements can work if you use them alongsidesurprisegood ol diet and exercise, but be warned: there are plenty of sometimes dangerous side effects. The beneficial effects, if any, are typically so small that youre better off just saving your money and just exercising and eating right.

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(Reuters Health) - Women who have had bariatric surgery are six times more likely to need abdominal surgery during pregnancy compared to obese pregnant women who havent had a prior weight loss surgery, a recent study in Sweden suggests.

The most common reason for the abdominal surgeries was intestinal obstruction, a complication that affects 2 percent of all Swedish bariatric surgery patients, the authors note in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Past research has found that bariatric surgery, such as gastric bypass, gastric banding and gastroplasty, is associated with increased risks during pregnancy of premature labor, cesarean delivery and delivering a baby that is small for gestational age.

Women may want to weigh the added risk of needing abdominal surgery during pregnancy when considering whether to wait until they have finished childbearing before having bariatric surgery, the study team writes.

Lead author Dr. Andrea Stuart, who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology at Central Hospital in Helsingborg, Sweden, told Reuters Health that she noticed some pregnant patients with previous gastric bypass surgery had clinical problems.

"They often presented with abdominal pain, and as intestinal obstruction could not be ruled out, they underwent abdominal surgery with a premature cesarean section," Stuart said by email.

Stuart and a colleague decided to study how bariatric surgery affected the risk of abdominal surgery during pregnancy by analyzing data from the Swedish National Patient Registry and the Swedish Medical Birth Registry for 1987 through 2011.

The researchers identified about 2,500 women who had undergone weight loss surgeries, usually gastric bypass, before giving birth, including about 1,200 first-time pregnancies, and compared them to more than 21,000 women who had a body mass index (BMI) in the obese range at the beginning of their pregnancies but no history of bariatric surgery.

The study team found that about 1.5 percent of pregnant women with a history of bariatric surgery also had abdominal surgery during their pregnancy due to intestinal obstruction, compared to 0.02 percent of women who did not have bariatric surgery.

Intestinal obstruction during pregnancy is potentially life-threatening for the mother and about 17 percent of fetuses die as a result, the study team writes. Pregnancy may increase the risk because of the extra pressure and organ displacement caused by the enlarged uterus.

An additional 1.5 percent of the pregnant women with prior bariatric surgery underwent surgical diagnostic procedures without finding any diagnosis, compared to 0.1 percent of pregnant women without prior bariatric surgery.

Many factors influence whether or not obese women should have bariatric surgery first or after childbearing, so there is no black or white answer, Stuart said. The factors include, the age of the women, duration of infertility, previous pregnancies, previous abdominal surgery, etc.

However, it's important to note that obesity also raises risk factors for various problems during pregnancy. The maternal complications include gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and a higher risk of cesarean section, Stuart said.

The fetal complications are, fetal miscarriage, malformations, high birth weight, cerebral palsy, asphyxia and death, she added.

SOURCE: bit.ly/2p8XNEo Obstetrics and Gynecology, online April 4, 2017.

The University of California is appealing a U.S. patent ruling over the game-changing gene editing technology known as CRISPR that favored the Broad Institute, a research affiliate of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Undercooled meat, potentially dangerous raw fish and broken coolers were among 13 violations found by restaurant inspectors at Mar-a-Lago, the exclusive Florida resort owned by President Donald Trump, during visits in late January, state officials said on Thursday.

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One thing a lot of upcoming college students fear is the freshman 15. Most people dont experience it until halfway through their college career. The freshmen 15 is a commonly used expression relating to the 15 pounds most people gain during the first year of college.

The growing of technology have allowed for a simple apps for weight loss search to result in many free applications.

The Huffington Post published an article titled The Best Apps for Health Weight, which listed different apps with targets. Some of the apps listed in the articles included My Fitness Pal, Fooducate, Locavore and Lose it. My Fitness Pal is popular choice for a digital food diary, given its database of more than 6 million foods and meals. Fooducate scans a packaged items barcode and produces a letter score, A, B, C or D, based on its nutritional value. The app analyzes the item and reveals information about the ingredients such as the amounts of added sugar, preservatives and harmful food colorings.

Locavore tells users which fruits and vegetables are in season based on that persons location. Lose It sets people up with a personalized calorie budget based on their personal health goals. Users can search foods, scan packaged products or take a photo of an item to track it in the app.

GymGoal is an app that helps the user keep track of his or her measurements and it comes up with a large workout database.

Plattsburgh State freshman business and entrepreneurship major, Caylin Phillips said she doesnt go to the gym very often. She said she dedicates no more than two hours in a day to the gym.

Phillips said the reasons she goes to the gym is to be healthy.

For my height and weight, a normal weight category would be 130 pounds, she said.

PSUC sophomore Jennifer Sevilla who majors in environmental science said she is starting to go to the gym now, and she goes five times a week. She said that she dedicates one to two hours a day to the gym. Sevilla said the reason she goes to the gym is to lose body fat and gain muscle.

Phillips said she has tried apps that help target weight loss. She said if someone is serious about going to the gym, then apps can help but can sometimes hinder the goal of actually going to the gym.

If you have a militant background, and you have good self-control, then apps can help you stay on track and keep you in your schedule, Phillips said.

She said if someone doesnt have that much self-control, they waste time trying to set up the app, tracking everything he or she eats and eventually, that person doesnt make the time for the gym.

Phillips said in order for her to pay attention and focus on the gym, she cant worry about keeping up with the apps.

Sevillas said she has tried weight loss apps, and sometimes they are helpful, but other times they push you to do too much.

Some have you do 100 squats a day, which goes up by 50 each day. Thats kind of impossible to do and hard to keep up, she said.

Sevilla also said that some apps have levels ranging from beginner to intermediate. However, some students jump straight to the harder levels, especially with summer right around the corner.

Jorunn Gran-Henriksen, the chair and program director of the nutrition department at PSUC said apps help some people keep track of what they are doing. Henriksen said sometimes people can be too focused on what they are putting in the app, instead of what they are doing.

She also mentioned that when people keep track of what they need, they become more conscientious about what they are putting in their bodies, which can lead to weight loss.

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Losing weight isnt easy. Two-for-one value meals tempt us on menus, biggie drinks look so refreshing and super-size portions seem really appetizing. And there is no shortage of books, magazines and websites touting the latest and greatest cure for being overweight. It can all seem overwhelming. But there is hope. You can take small, achievable steps to lose weight, and also reduce your risk of developing weight-related health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and some cancers.

Eating too much and being physically inactive results in weight gain. To determine if you are overweight, estimate your body mass index (BMI), which is a calculation of your body weight relative to height. Multiply your weight in pounds by 703 and then divide the result by your height in inches two times. A BMI of 18.5 to 25 is considered healthy; 25 to 30 is overweight; 30 or higher is obese. To maintain your weight, you must burn enough energy to equal the calories you eat. To lose weight, you must use more calories than you eat.

A weight-control strategy can begin with setting a realistic goal. Losing even a few pounds can improve your health, so start with a safe weight loss rate of one-half to two pounds per week. A successful weight loss plan will include lifestyle changes, not just going on a diet. Cut back on calories eaten and choose foods from a healthy assortment of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Limit alcohol consumption that can be high in calories, but low in nutrients. Read food labels and pay attention to serving size. Dont be fooled by small packages that look like one serving size, but may actually be two or more.

Incorporate exercise into your weight loss program. You dont have to sweat to get a good workout. Short exercise sessions throughout the day can be just as effective at burning calories as an extended session. Thirty minutes of moderate to intensive physical activity is recommended daily to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight after weight loss.

If you are at least 100 pounds overweight and experiencing difficulties or other medical problems due to your weight, you may be a candidate for gastric bypass surgery. This surgery reduces the amount of calories taken in by your body by either making your stomach smaller or bypassing part of the stomach and small intestines so that fewer calories are absorbed. Patients who undergo this surgery must make a strong, lifetime commitment to a healthy diet and exercise regime to ensure a successful weight loss and avoid complications.

Fad diets may help you lose weight at first, but they rarely have a lasting effect. Keep in mind four common behaviors that can help ensure the success of your weight loss program: eat a low-calorie, low-fat diet; weigh yourself frequently; be physically active; and dont skip breakfast. Remember that losing weight, and keeping it off, requires major, long-lasting lifestyle changes.

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Why is it you can work your arse off for weeks on end to shed some weight - watching what you eat and spending every other evening in the gym - yet you have one relaxed weekend where you DGAF, eat all the cheesy carbs, and hey presto: all the weight comes back again?

It's a baffling concept: surely, in the interests of fairness, weight should be just as hard to gain as it is to lose? But then we know lots of things in life aren't fair, and that's just the way it is. Still, our ever-curious minds want some insight into why it's the way it is, so we were interested to read News.com.au's chat with nutrition scientist, Dr Tim Crowe, where he shed some light.

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One reason we put on weight so easily is because of the hunger we're exposing ourselves to while we're dieting. "The influence of hunger on weight regain is three-times stronger than a slowing of metabolism. Add the two together it appears almost inevitable that the lost weight will creep back on again for most people," explained Dr Crowe.

Basically, after dieting we tend to overcompensate for the hunger we've endured by eating more, hence the weight gain. It's therefore advisable to avoid 'starving' yourself when on a weight loss plan; eat as much as you need to feel satisfied, and make sure you're eating the right things to provide adequate nutrition.

Mindset has a lot to do with it, too. If we see a weight-loss plan as something we're either 'on' or 'off', the second it's over our first reaction is to binge and eat anything that's 'off-plan' - so it's not surprising that we tend to gain weight pretty quickly.

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That 'off-plan' food becomes all the more desirable because we've restricted ourselves from being allowed to have it, which in turn lowers our willpower when making decisions about what we should eat following a strict diet.

So the best way to combat quick weight gain after a diet, it seems? It's all in the plan you craft to lose weight in the first place. Don't restrict yourself too much, leaving yourself starving hungry and ready to devour just about anything in your path. If you teach yourself to have a healthier outlook in general, it'll soon become a way of life and therefore will be much easier to maintain the body you've worked so hard to achieve.

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