Health & Wellness

Diet or exercise…which one is more important is an age-old debate that just keeps going on and on and on. LIKE BlackDoctor.org on Facebook! Get…

Health & Wellness

There are pills and exercises on the market today that claim to erase belly fat effortlessly. However, changes in a person’s lifestyle are a more…

Entertainment

Fantasia is back out on the scene with a new album, new attitude and new slimmer figure! In a recent interview with Essence.com, the “Lose to Win” singer revealed how she was able to drop 50 pounds after the birth of her son and get back in shape in time for her album’s release. “Working out […]

It’s the only reality show where being a loser is being a winner as African American contestants Michael Dorsey and Alexandra Reid know. The two are losing this season on “The Biggest Loser” with the hopes of earning the show’s top prize. This was a particular challenge for Dorsey, a huge fan of The Tom […]

National News

UNION BEACH, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie, who has acknowledged to Barbara Walters he’s “more than a little” overweight and munched on a jelly doughnut on David Letterman‘s talk show, is addressing his weight issues head-on.  Speculation is intensifying that he’s positioning himself to run for president in 2016. “If you talked to anybody […]

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For nearly two decades, we’ve welcomed his smile and charm into our mornings. We’ve also watched him embark upon the journey of living a healthier lifestyle. Now, Al Roker is becoming even more transparent about his struggle with weight-loss in his new book “Never Goin’ Back: Winning the Weight-Loss Battle for Good.” The NBC Today […]

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Basketball Wives” star Tami Roman is showing off her 35 pound weight loss in a new commercial for “NV Clinical,” the product that helped her shed the weight. NV Clinical claims it has an exclusive formula that allows people to lose 5 lbs. over the first two weeks and continue to lose 1-2 lbs. per […]

Life & Style

Reality star and singer Traci Braxton discusses her 64-pound weight loss today on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin. She credits her fit figure to working out three…

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Jeanette Colantonio weighed in at 408 pounds when she was pulled over by a Summerville, S.C., patrolman in March of last year for not wearing a seatbelt. She had not buckled up in years because the size of her girth would not allow her to do so. Instead of being angry at the officer who gave […]

Health & Wellness

Don’t wait until January to revitalize your weight loss plans. Dr. Ian Smith, a member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition wants to help you get back on your healthy track. Dr. Smith has become a popular expert in healthy living thanks to his TV appearances on VH1’s reality hit-show “Celebrity Fit […]

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New research finds that yo-yo dieting can actually lead to lasting and successful weight loss. A new study performed by Anne McTiernan and her team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that yo-yo dieting does not affect a person’s ability to lose weight. "You hear people say, 'Diets don't work for […]

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A new study found that keeping a food journal can aid in losing weight. Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center recruited 123 women for the weight loss study.  Results showed that women who kept a journal of the foods they ate were more successful at reaching their weight goals than women who did […]