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Special K churns out products in brand evolution

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:17 -0400

NEW YORK - Special K was once just a line of cereals. Today, it's a diet food empire.

Mo. students returning from SC weight loss program

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:21:30 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Students from a suburban Kansas City school district will be nearly 600 pounds lighter when they return Friday from the spring semester at a weight-loss boarding school in South Carolina.

NJ gov.: Frustration fueled weight-loss surgery

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:35:53 -0400

PRINCETON, New Jersey - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he underwent secret weight-loss surgery because he had been feeling frustrated and angry over his inability to slim down.

Judge OKs class-action settlement over Skechers

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:43:26 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - A federal judge approved a $40 million class-action settlement Monday between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought toning shoes after ads made unfounded claims that the footwear would help people lose weight and strengthen muscles.

A guide to NJ Gov. Christie's weight-loss surgery

Wed, 08 May 2013 02:52:29 -0400

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who is seen as a possible presidential candidate for 2016, said Tuesday that he underwent a procedure in February to have a band implanted around his stomach in February in an effort to lose weight.

A bit slimmer: Christie has weight-loss surgery

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:04:27 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself "the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen," disclosed Tuesday he had secretly undergone weight-loss surgery, a major new step by the potential Republican presidential contender to address both his health and a political vulnerability.

Christie's surgery highlights weight-loss options

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:18:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - Weight-loss surgery such as the type that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent may not just improve people's waistlines, but their health.

Erie woman surviving after dropping to 62 pounds

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:14:39 -0400

ERIE, Pennsylvania - Patti Vasile was so desperate to lose weight she traveled to Pittsburgh in 2003 for gastric-bypass surgery.