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Eli Sapharti: Author, From Fat Boy to Fit Man (Source: CBS4)

Focus On South Florida: From Fat Boy To Fit Man

June is Men’s Health Month. Heart Disease remains the number one killer of men and women. More than one in three adult men have some sort of heart disease. We feature Eli Sapharti, he struggled with much of his life with obesity, now he’s lost 110 pounds and written a book about how not being able to fit in an airplane seat forced him to change his life.

2013/06/09

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A Few Tricks To Help You Lose Weight

What if something as simple as changing the color of your plate helped you lose weight? Or if clenching a fist put an end to a fattening craving? Turns out there are ways to trick ourselves into better health.

2013/02/04

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NanoSteel To Save Weight, Fuel In GM Cars

For all the safety features and technology you love, it has certainly made our cars fat. General Motors has a solution: NanoSteel.

CBS Miami–2012/08/14

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Study: Obesity Could Be Over 40% By 2030

If Americans believed their battle of the bulge was improving; new projections from Duke University researchers paint a dark picture in America’s fight against obesity.

CBS4–2012/05/07

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Can “Chilling Out” On Ice Diet Help Lose Weight?

We’ve all heard of the low-carb diet, and the high-protein diet. But what if all the exercise and healthy eating wasn’t enough? Could adding “cold” to your life help you lose that unwanted fat? Some people say it can if you follow the “ice diet.”

CBS4–2011/04/11

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Quick Slim-Down Solutions

Want to get back into your favorite pair of jeans or slinky dress by the weekend? Believe it or not, there are legitimate ways to lose inches off your problem areas quickly without having to starve or work out around the clock.

CBS4–2011/03/30

Serotonin can shut off your appetite and stop those cravings. (Source: CBS4)

New Diet Focuses On Boosting Serotonin Levels

Low-carb diets are so popular they can seem like the only way to go to drop the pounds. But two women are trying to show there’s a better way to lose weight that includes carbs and improves your mood at the same time.

CBS4–2011/01/26

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Laser May Provide Weight Loss Help

The New Year Could Bring a New You through a medical procedure that promises to attack areas that may be a little too big without ever going under the knife.

CBS4–2011/01/04

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Feds To Get Tough On Food Labels, Calorie Displays

The government hopes to broaden regulation on calorie displays in an effort to make sure consumers don’t eat unwanted calories.

CBS4–2010/12/22

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FDA Panel Recommends Approval For Experimental Diet Drug

A federal advisory committee on Tuesday recommended approval of what could become the first new prescription diet pill in more than a decade.

CBS4–2010/12/08

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