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By Ankita Mehta | Apr 01, 2012 05:38 AM EDT

Singer Adele is turning vegetarian to lose weight after fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld called her "too fat."

The 33-year-old Grammy winner and her 36-year-old charity campaigner boyfriend Simon Konecki have followed a strict vegetarian diet for the past one month and have lost almost a stone. The couple goes for jogging every morning.

"The weight is dropping off them and they plan to keep dieting until the end of April," the Daily Mail reported quoting a friend of the 23-year-old Grammy winner, who lives with Konecki in a rented 6million pile in West Sussex.

"They are inseparable - they are losing weight together, getting fit together and planning a future together. Adele says she's doing her best work and feels healthier than she has for months," he added.

Adele has been working out with a personal trainer twice a week at her home and has reportedly quit smoking.

"Adele has found so much more energy now she's quit smoking. She really wants to get healthier, now that she's half-way there," theSun reported, quoting a source.

"She had always been curious about taking up Pilates but until recently there just hadn't been any time."

British singer, six Grammy winner Adele. Image Credit: Reuters

Photographs of British singer, six Grammy winner, Adele, through the years. Image Credit: Reuters

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There's a fat that makes you thin, researchers say.

Brown fat, two new studies suggest, burn calories like a furnace. The research is raising hopes that it may someday be used to help people control their weight.

Until about three years ago, it was thought that only babies had brown fat because they don't shiver like adults, and use it to keep warm.

Then, scientists discovered that adults have it too, in small amounts in the upper back, on the side of the neck, in the dip between the collarbone and the shoulder, and along the spine.

Now, in one new study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, six men were cooled down for three hours, but not enough to make them shiver, and they burned an extra 250 calories.

Other data shows that when mice exercise, they release a hormone that turns white fat cells into fat-burning brown ones. And it may work the same way in humans. It may also explain why exercise burns more calories than you might expect.

It's too soon to recommend that you chill yourself to a slimmer waist, but does seem like brown fat is a fat we can learn to love.

To watch Dr. Holly Phillips' report on brown fat, click on the video in the player above.

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Published: March. 30, 2012 at 1:56 AM

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 30 (UPI) -- Obese white teenage girls who lose weight might not get a boost in self-esteem or feel better about themselves, U.S. researchers said.

Sarah A. Mustillo, a Purdue University associate professor of sociology who studies obesity in childhood and adolescence, used data from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study.

"We found that obese black and white teenage girls who transitioned out of obesity continued to see themselves as fat, despite changes in their relative body mass," Mustillo said in a statement. "Further, obese white girls had lower self-esteem than their normal-weight peers and their self-esteem remained flat even as they transitioned out of obesity."

The health and weight of more than 2,000 black and white girls was tracked for 10 years, starting at ages 9-10, as part of the national study. The girls were separated into one of three groups -- normal weight, transitioned out of obesity and chronically obese -- based on their body mass trends during the 10-year period.

There was a difference in self-esteem levels between races. Self-esteem for black girls transitioning from the obese to the normal range rebounded, but teens of both races continued to have negative body perceptions.

"The self-esteem for black girls was lower overall to begin with, but for those who moved into the normal weight range, self-esteem increased more than it did for any other group of girls," Mustillo said.

The findings were published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

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CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Jenny Craig, one of the worlds leading authorities on weight management, announced today a new agreement with FitOrbit creators of internet-based personal training to launch My JennyFit (www.jennycraig.com/myjennyfit), a new service that gives clients personal, practical and customized fitness plans with a professional online trainer. This collaboration of two industry leaders coming together to help America get healthy marks the first time any major weight loss program in the U.S. has offered online personal fitness training.

For as little as $2 a day, My JennyFit gives clients their choice of an online certified trainer who will create custom, personal daily workout plans and provide unlimited guidance and motivation. Jenny clients can also track their daily menus and progress, as well as have access to easy-to-follow video demonstrations of each exercise chosen for their workout plan, and communicate directly with their trainer. My JennyFit is completely online, eliminating appointments and scheduling hassles. Prices range from as low as $10/week for a six-month plan to $18/week for a four-week plan, significantly lower than the cost of a personal trainer at the gym.

Were so excited to team up with FitOrbit to offer My JennyFit, a revolutionary new service that gives clients their very own online personal trainer and custom workout plans designed just for them, says Dana Fiser, CEO of Jenny Craig. With the obesity epidemic spreading across the globe and with it the overwhelming health issues caused by weight-related diseases its more important than ever to give people the tools and knowledge they need to lose weight and get in shape. Jenny is proud to offer our clients this innovative, new program to help them live a healthy, active lifestyle, and be the very best versions of themselves they can be.

Both Jenny and FitOrbit understand the importance of having an expert on your side to provide counseling and motivation, and to champion your successes, says Jennifer McCarthy, Senior Vice President of Fit Orbit. My JennyFit provides clients with support and inspiration from expert trainers who are by their side to help them achieve meaningful results. Its the perfect combination of food and lifestyle counseling with fitness and exercise guidance.

My JennyFit is the newest addition to Jennys impressive roster of program options designed to help clients manage their weight by creating a healthy relationship with food, building an active lifestyle, and developing a balanced, holistic approach to living. Jennys customization and one-on-one consultation, coupled with its In-Centre and At-Home meal options, provide clinically proven results to help clients achieve and maintain meaningful weight loss. In fact, a two-year study published in The Journal of American Medical Association, October 27, 2010, showed that 92 percent of participants who stuck with the Jenny program lost 10% of their body weight in one year, and had minimal regain at the two-year mark.

My JennyFit is a continuation of Jenny Craigs commitment to getting America healthy through the My Heart. My Life. My Jenny initiative. A proud national sponsor of the American Heart Associations Heart Walks, Jenny is supporting the American Heart Associations mission to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent by 2020 and encouraging consumers to join in participating in more than 350 Heart Walks in 2012. For more information, visit http://www.jennycraig.com.

*Clients, on average, lose 1-2 pounds per week.

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March 29, 2012

According to new evidence, unroasted coffee beans may be able to play a big role in those who are trying to lose weight.

Scientists found that unroasted, or green, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a short period of time.

They reported their findings at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

The study involved 16 overweight or obese people between the ages of 22 and 26 years old. The participants were given capsules of the extract or capsules containing a placebo for 22 weeks during the study.

The subjects alternated between a low dose and a higher dose of the extract. The low dose consisted of 700 mg of coffee extract, while the higher dose was at 1,050 mg.

All the participants in the study were monitored for their overall diet and exercise during the 22 week period.

Joe Vinson, Ph.D., the study leader, said their calories, carbohydrates, fats and proteins did not change during the study. He also said the participants did not exercise any differently.

The researchers found after the trial that the participants lost an average of 17 pounds during the 22 weeks.

The participants saw an average of 10.5 percent decrease in overall body weight, and a 16 percent decrease in body fat.

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Unroasted coffee beans may help people lose weight, according to research presented Tuesday at the annual conference of the American Chemical Society. The study involved only 16 patients, but the results showed a strong link between using the supplement and weight loss.

Applied Food Sciences, a maker of green coffee extract, funded the study conducted in India that has not undergone peer-review publication.

Study volunteers maintained their usual diet and doctors tracked body weight over a six-month period. Participants took capsules daily with 700 milligrams or 1,050 milligrams of unroasted green coffee extract or a placebo.

On average, participants taking green coffee extract daily lost 17 pounds over the course of the study - a nearly 11 percent decrease in body weight, researchers said.

"This was indeed a small study," Joe Vinson, study coauthor and professor of chemistry at the University of Scranton, toldHealthDay. "But here, with higher extract doses than have been used before, the patients experienced what I would call rather large weight loss."

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Prior studies conducted in France and Japan saw mild weight loss with lesser doses of green coffee extract.

Although green coffee extract could have benefits, it is "premature" to recommend this approach, Dr. David Katz, director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, told ABC News.

"It's a supplement, not a substitute," he said. "The emphasis will always need to be on overall diet and physical activity."

Researchers did not focus on the weight loss impact of caffeine, but instead on chlorogenicacid, a compound found in unroasted coffee that the roasting process destroys .

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By Kristie Lau

PUBLISHED: 17:39 EST, 27 March 2012 | UPDATED: 10:52 EST, 28 March 2012

Forget the acai berry. Green coffee beans could be the newest weight-loss fad as research has found that the bean extract may help people lose weight.

The bean, which is sold as a supplement in the U.S., has been deemed an effective weight-loss food by author Joe Vinson who is a chemist at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.

He said: Taking multiple capsules of green coffee extract a day, while eating a low fat, healthful diet and exercising regularly, appears to be a safe, effective, inexpensive way to lose weight.

Keen beans: Green coffee bean extract has been found to be an effective weight-loss supplement. But it has already drew skeptics

Mr Vinsons researchers give 1,050 milligrams of green coffee bean extract to 16 obese adults in their twenties. They kept a close eye on the participant's diets, heart rates, exercise regimes, weight and blood pressure over 22 weeks.

The human guinea pigs shed an average of 17 pounds each. It worked out to be about 10.5per cent of the groups overall body weight.

Although the author admitted he is not certain as to why the particular bean works, he thinks the chlorogenic acid found in green coffee beans may play a key part.

Due to such mystery, doctors have urged people to tread carefully with the new weight-loss approach.

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Looking to lose some weight?Get off the treadmill and grab a chocolate bar.

According to a new study from scientists at UC San Diego, there is something about eating chocolate that leaves people thinner than those who don't eat it.

The researchers found that thinness was linked with frequent chocolate eating.

We know that chocolate has a lot of favorable metabolic effects, said Beatrice Golomb, a researcher at UCSD. So, I wondered if those effects also translated into laying down fewer layers of fat in chocolate eaters.

To figure this out, Golomb and her team looked at a database the university had collected earlier on diet and health. The study looked at the eating behavior and health of nearly 1,000 study participants.

One of the questions asked of the study participants was, How many times a week do you consume chocolate?The researchers found that chocolate consumption was linked to greater calorie and saturated fat intake. It also was not linked to greater physical activity.

Yet despite that, chocolate-eating frequency was linked to a lower body mass index. Those who ate chocolate five times a week had a BMI one point lower than those who didn't eat any. For someone who weighs 120 pounds and is about5 feet tall, that one point translates to about 5 pounds, Golomb said.

Golomb said she wasnt able to tease out whether it was milk chocolate or dark chocolate that the chocolate eaters were eating, but she suspects the beneficial qualities are there no matter what kind of chocolate is consumed.

Chocolate is my favorite vegetable, Golomb said. Its a plant-based food rich in phytonutrients.

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Wilson Phillips singer Carnie Wilson surprised fans last week when she announced that she underwent lap band surgery in January to help her lose weight -- again. Why were they surprised? After all, plenty of people go through gastric bypass surgery these days. Well, it was shocking because this is the second time she's gone through the drastic procedure to drop the pounds. The first time, Wilson opted to go under the knife on the web - and she subsequently lost 150 lbs.

The former talk show host steadily put more weight back on over the years by overeating and having two children, she told People. Now, she's hoping that the weight loss will stick.

"It was the right decision for me and I'm doing really well so far," the singer told People, adding that she's lost 30 lbs. since the Jan 18 surgery. "It's all about taking good care of myself."

The surgery will likely be profiled on her upcoming reality show with her Wilson Phillips bandmates. The show, "Wilson Phillips: Still Holding On" will premiere on the TV Guide Network on April 8.

While Carnie might be the first celebrity to say she's had the procedure twice, she's definitely not the first to get the surgery. Who else in Hollywood opted for medical intervention to drop the lbs.?

Randy Jackson

Longtime "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson is a shadow of his former self, thanks to the gastric bypass surgery he had in 2003. The overweight record producer told the Los Angeles Times that he went through the procedure to help his Type 2 diabetes.

"Listen, it was pretty tough," he told the Los Angeles Times, adding that "it's a pretty risky surgery still at its best."

He's steadily put on weight since the surgery - let's hope he doesn't have to get it again to keep his health in check.

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To lose weight, some people are still buying into HCG drops and injections, which have received criticism from the FDA because they aren't proven to help people shed pounds.

As part of the HCG diet, people take drops or receive injections of a hormone (naturally produced by pregnant women) called human chorionic gonadotrophin. The drops and injections are combined with an extremely low-calorie diet -- in some cases, as little as 500 calories a day.

According to WebMD, proponents say that HCG is the key to suppressing hunger and "fixing" metabolism, for easy weight loss. U.S. News reported that proponents claim you can lose up to 30 pounds in a month on the diet.

While HCG is approved by the FDA for some infertility treatments, the FDA has not approved it for weight loss. In fact, it issued a warning late last year to seven companies that sell HCG in pellet, drop and spray form, the Associated Press reported.

"These products are marketed with incredible claims and people think that if they're losing weight, HCG must be working," Elizabeth Miller, of FDA's division for non-prescription drugs and health fraud, said in a statement, as reported by the Associated Press. "But the data simply does not support this any loss is from severe calorie restriction. Not from the HCG."

Outside experts agree. Dr. David Katz, a HuffPost blogger and director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, told MyHealthNewsDaily that the HCG is solely the "Dumbo feather" in the diet.

"If you told people you can lose a lot of weight by eating 500 calories a day, no one would reach for their credit card," Katz told MyHealthNewsDaily. "The hormone is the excuse -- the promise of magic."

According to Dr. Oz's website, past research has suggested that HCG doesn't do any more than just plain old salt water injections.

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