Ever heard the saying money talks and BS walks? Well apparently the old adage still rings true when it comes to weight loss.

Financial incentives help weight loss study participants drop pounds, and stick with their weight loss program according to Mayo Clinic research presented at the 2013 American College of Cardiology’s 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

Twenty brands of so-called natural weight loss aids have been pulled from the market for containing a prescription drug that causes safety concerns by the Food and Drug Administration warned today.

New research from the University of Adelaide shows that Generation X is already on the path to becoming more obese than their baby boomer predecessors in Australia. A feat already occurring in the US.