A New Weight Loss Drug is Closer to FDA Approval

By Albert Fuchs, M.D.
Published on May 11, 2012

New Israeli bill seeks to widen ad ban to all underweight models

Published on March 5, 2012

A bill seeking to ban the use of underweight models in Israeli advertising also aims to prevent Israel's media from using ads produced overseas with too-thin models.

Powerlifting: She started late, but it was worth the wait

Published on October 25, 2011

Ellen Stein is 58 years old but says she doesn’t feel like it. Indeed, Stein is a woman who seems to defy age — a competitive powerlifter who still wins meets against women born in decades when she was already well into adulthood. She is, to put it simply, a competitor, and neither age nor the improbable path that led her down the road to her sport have stopped her from proving that it’s never too late to start lifting heavy.

Obesity’s Impact on Sexual Health

By Tamara Shayne Kagel
Published on September 23, 2011

An Open Letter to Ilana Angel

By Tamara Shayne Kagel
Published on June 16, 2011

Keep Your Eyes Open

By Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
Published on August 24, 2006

Kein v' Lo: Snack Attack.

Got Baby Weight? Try Pilates

By Maria Leone
Published on February 24, 2005

Too many "When are you due?" comments that came weeks after I gave birth to my second child were all the motivation I needed to reclaim my body. I had gained 60 pounds with my first child, but I bounced back into shape with little effort.

Redefining Beauty

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on June 21, 2001

"Why don't we f--- this audition and I'll play you right now for the part?" she said. "If I lose, you'll never see me again. But if I win, I walk out of here with the script."

Fat and Fit

By Rachel Louise Snyder
Published on May 3, 2001

"The medical community says we're eating ourselves to an early grave," said Glenn Gaesser, professor of exercise physiology at the University of Virginia and author of "Big Fat Lies" (Fawcett 1996), "and it's a big overstatement."

Centenarian Inspiration

By Charlotte Hildebrand
Published on November 23, 2000

Sam Dabby was 100 years old on Nov. 5, but he waited to celebrate with members of his family and friends at a Nov. 18 party given at Kahal Joseph Congregation Temple. Among the celebrants was his workout trainer, Jeremy Forte, who has been helping Dabby lift weights and exercise for the past year. "Sam has a variety of medical challenges, but it's never too late to start working out," Forte says. "Like Sam says, 'You don't have to wait a 100 years to do it.'"