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It may seem a little hard to digest, but a man who hasn't eaten three solid meals a day in months claims he has stumbled upon the secret to good health — and it doesn't involve calorie counting and exercise. But Rob Rhinehart isn't on a fad diet or starving himself in a bid to lose weight. He simply wanted to revolutionize his life when he created what he says is a formula which gives his body the exact amount of vitamins and minerals it needs to survive. Spurned on by a poor diet and lack of time to shop and prepare food, the 24-year-old began researching what his body needed, down to the biochemical level, and made Soylent — a drink mixture of vitamins and minerals which includes calcium, potassium, zinc, vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K. "I was really tired of eating poorly and wondered why it had to be difficult to obtain healthy food," he said. "I started seeing food on a biochemical level and developed a new form that is much more efficient and scalable by including only the necessar...
Arena Pharmaceuticals CEO Jack Lief and Eisai Americas CEO Lonnel Coats on the launch of the new weight - loss drug Belviq.
You likely haven't given much thought to your cells since high-school biology, but focusing on them might be the key to unlocking your best body ever. While most die...
Renewing your energy is possible, once you learn to combat common causes of fatigue.Culprit: A Vitamin or Mineral DeficiencyHaving low levels of iron or vitamin D or...
Many women dream of becoming mothers but few think about infertility until it affects them. According the Center for Disease Control, more than 7.4 million women hav...
Salad is the secret to a having beach-ready body, right? Not necessarily. Sure, salad greens and chopped vegetables are low in calories and great for weight contro...
Bennigan’s CEO Paul Mangiamele on the growing number of city mayors trying to restrict sodas and other junk foods.
Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu...
Berries http://global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/fn2/Health/health/body-mind/640_Berries.jpgStrawberries, blueberries, and raspberries - they're all delicious....
It's important to eat fruit throughout the year, and one of the perks of summer is there's greater variety of fresh fruit to choose from. According to the USDA's Di...
Getting your kids to adopt healthy eating habits is not as hard as it may seem; a great start is to turn time at the dining table into an opportunity to discuss food...
Alcohol and your weight have a tricky relationship. So tricky, in fact, that experts have had a tough time nailing down exactly why some women wind up with a beer gu...
Nutritionists often advise individuals to keep a journal of all the foods they eat, so people can track their calories and boost weight loss. But "calorie counting"...
Dining out is fun and convenient, but it can also be expensive, both in terms of your savings but also for your calories. The three questions you should always ask w...
Scope out healthy choicesAt big airports, you'll find all kinds of kiosks, restaurants counters and shops, some offering foods that are tasty, portable and waist-fri...
Now that obesity has been officially classified as a disease by the American Medical Association (AMA), many are wondering how this will affect the 35.7 percent of A...
We all fib a little, but telling your co-worker her new haircut looks great (when what you're really thinking is "oh my!") is pretty harmless. Lying to yourself abou...
Medical Weight Loss Specialist Dr. Sue DeCotiis on the steps to losing weight safely.
Medical Weight loss specialist Dr. Sue DeCotiis on the American Medical Assocation’s new classification of obesity.
New York Cardiac Center Director Dr. Steven Reisman and Vital Springs Technologies CEO Dr. Sreedhar Potarazu on the AMA classifying obesity as a disease.