Weight Loss Facts

Smelling bananas and green apples may help reduce appetite and food cravings, according to research on how scents affect hunger signals.

Dieters who sleep more take off more fat that those who sleep less.

In 1965, a grossly obese Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and lost 125kg with no adverse effects.

Dolly Dimples, a circus sideshow performer who weighed over 500 lbs, lost more than 400 lbs by eating nothing but baby food, becoming a weight-loss celebrity in the 1950s.