Indulge in these fascinating beauty articles: Chinese models are becoming increasingly popular. This article supplies a variety of reasons for that. http://www.forbes.com/sites/bluecarreon/2011/08/08/are-chinese-models-putting-an-end-to-asias-colonial-mentality/ Can you “catch” obesity from your friends?  The debate continues. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/health/09network.html A new trend of regular Jane and John Doe’s injecting themselves with Human Growth Hormone to feel younger, more energetic and sexy…yikes! [...]

I was quite surprised when I read a story from Mailonline reporting that yo-yo dieting may actually be good for you!  For years we’ve heard that it’s terrible, and now a study shows that mice who yo-yo’ed (excuse the strange image) lived longer than those who remained on steady low or high fat diets.  But, [...]