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The Weekly Skinny: All the healthy news you need (9-18-09)

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You know it can be hard to say 'no' to ice cream sometimes. But does the frozen treat actually control your brain? FatFighterTV has a look at this story and other diet and fitness headlines making news this week.

You asked for budget holiday buys, you got them: 6 comfort gifts for under $20

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We don't need to go into all the reasons why a whole year can weigh on a person. But we do need to find ways to connect that don't involve complaining about the economy, jobs or the weather. Why not reach out to your friends with little tokens that will encourage happiness,...

Health at every size, athletes of every variety

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One of the best and most empowering things that the Elastic Waist Fitness Challenges have demonstrated is that you can be active and strive for fitness no matter what the number on the scale (or on the dress tag) says. I love that about you guys. I love that you refuse to believe that the only people who get to have fun in sports or work out at the gym are the people who look like the glowy hardbodies on the cover of Self or in the Nike and Reebok commercials. I know, from your comments, that many of the participants in the fitness challenges are struggling with body issues and that I'm not the only one who is over size 12 (and distinctly larger than Oprah).

Can you burn lots of calories without exercising?

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You're supposed to go to the gym every day. Okay, five days a week. Okay, three times a week--we know you're busy. And I think that too often we decide that if we don't make it to the gym, we fail, return to start and to a pair of pants that don't fit the way we want them to and a...