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more about #health more comments → Jackie Yoshi: Finally someone who gets it! I think Jillian is a major bitch, and she's blaming the fat people for taking it too far. When you have psychotic raging ... more » VoxPopuli: People - can we all agree at least that Jillian Michaels looks like an itty-bitty dick centered between those giant balls? Yeah, thought I'd stop by a... more » raincoaster: Wow, smell all the earnestness in the comments section! How do I get back to Gawker from here? more » gloria70: @TheBusinessGuy It's all about will? No - not for everyone. Obesity isn't caused by one thing and for some better nutrition and exercise are the key... more » heywhat: I always thought the Biggest Loser was heavily edited. I thought there is no way this show would take dangerously obese people who have been sitting o... more » xouxi79001: So Americans are the only people with these so-called "fat genes"? These types of shows don't actually do anything for fat people other than mock them... more » The Tipping Pint: Amazing how so much of the population "genetically" predisposed to extreme weight gain happens to live in the U.S.... more » manchops: Ok, goin out on the gawker ledge here to defend this show: Sure, there are some not-so-good choices going on in having people use a cash prize/crash w... more » LatestBy: I understand they're angry at her, but squeezing Jillian Michaels' testicles like that won't help. more » TellMeLies: The most evil show is yet to come...it's a combination of Extreme Home Makeover Home Edition and Biggest Loser. more » Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: Not to mention the fact that The Biggest Loser is depleting attendance at America's zoos. more » Mymoustache: I have to admit. I watch this show. Putting aside the "game" aspect, I find some aspects of it inspiring. This season, there was a 400 lb. woman w... more » MisterMustard: But I love watching fat people suffer...is that wrong? more » croush1211: I always learned that it's not healthy to lose/gain over 2 pounds a week, right? So why do they jump up and down when these already unhealthy people a... more » morninggloria: One man's obese potential Biggest Loser contestant is another man's scariest high school offensive lineman ever. more » -
#fitness
Biggest Loser: Basically Killing Fat People for Your Amusement
Most obese Americans, meaning most Americans, have given up hope of ever losing that weight unless they can land a spot as a contestant on NBC's Biggest Loser. Unfortunately, Biggest Loser is made of 100% evil. More » -
#duh
Since the last terrifying report 15 years ago, movie theater popcorn has not become healthy.
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#vitalsigns
Benoit Denizet-Lewis Health Report
Formerdrug-and-sex addict and current writing-about-drug-and-(just!) sex-addiction addict Benoit Denizet-Lewis had the swine flu for eight days. Then he ate bad sushi and got sick. There's a fine how-do-you-do, eh? [BDL] -
#sadthings
Lymphoma Diagnosis for Paul Allen, Microsoft's Least Lucky Co-Founder
Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It's more tough news for the Microsoft co-founder, who has overcome more than his share of health problems before. More » -
#health
Cancer: All your fault.
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#fitness
If You Want to Lose Weight, Have a Baby
Fat: the silent menace of new moms and just plain fat people alike. Scientists now tell us that you must either have a small human suckle the fat off your body, or cut your own gut open, to slim down. More » -
#juicing
'Food' Causes Obesity, Warn Scientists
You thought you could guzzle fruit juice forever without getting fat, fatty? No! Scientists warn the calories in fruit juice make you fat just like the calories in soda. Other "danger" foods that put you at risk for weight gain: More » -
#dailyshow
The Coming War for Glenn Beck's Internal Organs
On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart performed a bravura 8-and-a-half minute monologue in the style of Glenn Beck on the subject of Glenn Beck's appendicitis.
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#marketing
Okay So Maybe Cocoa Krispies Don't Cure Swine Flu
Kindly Kellogg marketers have agreed to take the big huge banner that says "Helps your child's IMMUNITY" off boxes of Cocoa Krispies, but that doesn't mean that Cocoa Krispies is not basically superhealthy vitamins, for your family! More » -
#andnowhesdead
Grease Is Good
Troy Smith, founder of the Sonic Drive-in chain, died this week at the age of 87. He's at least the sixth fast food mogul to die of extraordinarily old age in the past two years. One cup of grease, please. -
#journalismism
Lady Breasts on the TV!
Sweeps week is coming up, so hey, a TV station in DC just had an idea: Breassstsss! Nekkid breasts on your television screen being beamed straight into your home, uncovered and uncensored! Because of news. More » -
#health
At Last! Obama Girls Finally Vaccinated
So now you know it's safe to do the same for your kids. Although there is no video footage of this suspicious event, so proceed at your own risk! More » -
#higherlearning
Are College Kids Crazier Than Ever Or Do They Just Like The Happy Pills?
Campus shrinks say a record number of college students are seeking treatment for mental health issues and that their problems are more severe than ever. Are the kids alright? More » -
#health
Smokers Will Die Broker
Scientists have now produced overwhelming evidence that bans on smoking lead to a healthier, less dead population. What does this mean for you and your typically unhealthy creative underclass lifestyle? It means it's time to pay for your sins. More » -
#trendwatch
America Pursues Fitness Through Pseudoscience
The only "news" topic Americans really care about any more is: Innovative ways to lose weight and become superhuman athletic "champions," in order to get sex. Alas, we only try to achieve this by scientifically repackaging snack foods. And perfume. More » -
#moguls
Bruce Wasserstein Has Heart Trouble
Lazard chairman and New York magazine owner Bruce Wasserstein was hospitalized this weekend with an irregular heartbeat. His company says "His condition is serious, but he is stable and recovering." Not buying Businessweek looks smarter now. [Know more? Email us.] -
#brightideas
How Can We Lose Some Weight?
We as Americans are not in the shape we once (1942) were. Is it possible to "lose" the accumulated weight of decades of Cap'n Crunch, Nestle Quik, and Quarter Pounders? America's willing to give it a shot. With crazy schemes. More » -
#conspiracies
How the Swine Flu Joined Glenn Beck and the Huffington Post
Combine two dashes of the Huffington Post's culty, medicine-fearing "Living" section and one dash of Fox News' craziest host, and you've got Love in the Time of Swine Flu. Not even Dr. Dean Ornish could stop these paranoid fellow-travelers. More » -
#smoking
Kids No Longer in Danger of Smoking Embarrassing Cigarettes
Suck down the last sickly sweet puffs of your precious Warm Winter Toffee Camels, kids, because as of today, flavored cigarettes are illegal in America. Time to move up to the real stuff! More » -
#fashion
Sicko Grotesques Strut British Runways, Say Docs
At the start of London's Fashion Week, British psychiatrists called for a government crackdown on pro-anorexia websites, up fivefold in over two years according to a study by an internet filtering company. More »
