Here's a round up of some recent news stories on nutrition, health, wellness, exercise and all the rest. There's a lot out there! -

Experts take questions on losing weight - Globe and Mail
For years, diet and exercise were championed as the twin strategies for weight loss. But as the obesity epidemic spreads, a growing body of research has looked to other explanations for why people become obese, Hayley Mick writes in Life on the scale

Stacey and Adam Capers - Washington Post
The Green team on NBC's "The Biggest Loser: Families" was eliminated from the show, but that didn't stop team members Stacey and Adam Capers from continuing to incorporate healthy eating and fitness into their lives. The Capers were online Tuesday

Fat dolphins going on a diet at Japan aquarium - Philadelphia Inquirer
TOKYO - Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances. Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan said Tuesday that all its 19 dolphins have been on a

Japanese performing dolphins go on a diet - Guardian Unlimited
Dolphins on a low-fat diet in Kinosaki Marine World, Toyooka, Japan. Photograph: Haruo Imazu/AP Dolphins at a marine park in Japan have been put on a diet after developing pot bellies and failing to hit jumping targets. Staff at Kinosaki Marine World

Mid-Daily Items: Chubby dolphins placed on weight loss program - Daily Item
Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances. Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan said Tuesday that all its 19 dolphins have been on a low fat

Hudson makes no secret of her goals - Detroit Free Press
NEW YORK - When Jennifer Hudson was cast in the film version of Dreamgirls, all I wanted to do was get my lines right, she says. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. That s because Hudson didn t know was how many lines

Fat, pot-bellied dolphins forced to go on a diet at Japan aquarium - New York Daily News
In this photo released by Kinosaki Marine World, one of dolphins at the Japanese marine park in Toyooka, western Japan, is fed mackerel. Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low fat diet after developing pot bellies and failing to look

Lighten Up 4 Life: Program aims to help community lose weight - Asheville Citizen-Times
Diane Crowe was simply tired of being overweight when she signed up to compete in Mission Hospitals Lighten Up 4 Life weight loss challenge in January. Crowe managed to lose 90 pounds, winning her employer s internal weight-loss competition and

Mexico pushes for national weight loss - Detroit Free Press
MEXICO CITY Abraham Leon was getting a checkup when he found out he had high blood pressure and was at risk of developing diabetes. On the spot, the 5-foot-6-inch, 240-pound lab researcher joined Vamos Por Un Million de Kilos, (Let s Lose

Lewisville woman sheds 110 pounds to join U.S. Army - Dallas Morning News
As Ashley Barrett-Carter left Ryan Memolo's Army recruiting station after their first meeting more than a year ago, the staff sergeant thought, "I'll never see her again." Sgt. Memolo had encountered overweight applicants before, including some who