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  • Health / News Amber Smith

    Waitress told she’s too heavy to work

    A woman who had just started a new job as a waitress says her employment lasted less than an hour before she was sent home because she was overweight.

  • Health exercise

    Study: Exercise adds years to your life regardless of your weight

    A new study says 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity, leisure time exercise is associated with roughly 3.4 years added to a person’s life.

  • News Jennifer Livingston

    Video: TV anchor responds to email criticism

    A Wisconsin television anchor calls out a critic who sent an email saying her weight makes her a bad role model.

  • Entertainment Jessica Simpson ELLE April Cover

    Jessica Simpson: No pressure to lose baby weight

    Jessica Simpson joined Weight Watchers as a spokesperson a few weeks after delivering her first child, but the singer/actress/designer says she’s not sweating getting back into her skinny jeans.

  • Health diet scale (MGN)

    When all you want to do is gain weight

    For some, difficulty gaining weight can be a frustrating problem and must be approached in a healthy way, experts say.

  • Health diet scale (MGN)

    Would you lose weight for money?

    If money is your motivator, some websites offer to help you financially reward yourself for weight loss.

  • Entertainment Jessica Simpson ELLE April Cover

    Jessica Simpson jokes about pregnancy weight

    If a recent tweet is any indication, it appears that Jessica Simpson is taking the ongoing conversation about her pregnancy weight in stride.