Jessica Simpson, Robert Downey Jr. taking off weight It’s been awhile since we brought you a roundup of diet news from the world of celebrities, and we almost missed the drama (if you want to call it that) surrounding Jessica Simpson’s weight. First she was all over the magazines saying she like...

    Barack Obama is doing his ’presidential thing’ today. He’s out there selling himself, his party and his recovery and reinvestment plan.  Remember it’s no longer the economic stimulus package . They’ve dropped that loser name for a more uplifting one- recovery ...

Obama keeps health at top of agenda Barak Obama may not be president yet, but he’s already setting the tone for how his days in office will look, and they’re likely to include daily workouts whenever possible. Before he took the day off on Christmas Obama had been to the gym more than 40 days in...

Oprah hopes to refocus on healthy living in 2009 Oprah Winfrey’s up and down battle with her weight has been in the news for decades, and earlier this year she seemed to be on the right track again when she took part in a vegan detox diet that also eliminated gluten and alcohol. But now she says s...

VILLAGE IDIOTS From the Moral Equivalence File: “We have an FBI and, and, and, and, and we’re not prejudiced against somebody who’s worked at the FBI. It’s an honorable place to work. And the KGB, I think, was an honorable place to work. And it, it gave people in the former S...

It’s hard to be skinny when you’re a Razorback fan Research from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock found that people who are obsessive about watching sports tend to have higher body mass indexes than people who aren’t that interested in sports. A survey of 515 people (admittedly, I don...

Fish oil, red yeast rice cut cholesterol, triglycerides Taking daily supplements of fish oil and red yeast rice, along with lifestyle coaching, allowed people to lower their cholesterol as much as people taking statins. They also lost more weight, according to a study from the University of Pennsylv...

Physically active less likely to get some cancers Japanese men who are physically active have a 13 percent lower risk of developing cancer, while more active women are 16 percent less likely to get the disease, according to a study from Japan’s National Science Centre. The link between activit...

OKC mayor talks up weight loss This week a repeat of the “Ellen” show aired that featured Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett. As you’ll recall, after OKC was named one of America’s fattest cities, the mayor called for the city’s citizens to lose one million pounds this ye...

Obama’s supporters view him as their savior, but a savior might have more to say. THE FOUNDATION: PUBLIC SPEAKING “Amplification is the vice of modern oratory.” -Thomas Jefferson DEZINFORMATSIA Enthralled by nothing in particular: “If you’ve never been to an Obama rally...