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Luna debunks diet myths with a smile 02/15/2013 07:51pm • Randi Martin, wtop.com WASHINGTON - A new web series called Debunking the Diet is offering women real answers to popular diets myths. Topics include whether you gain weight if you eat after 8 p.m. or checking out the latest in fad diets or exploring fiber. The series sponsored by Luna, best kno View from Venus: To prenup or not to prenup? 02/15/2013 02:50pm • Randi Martin, wtop.com WASHINGTON - What do couples fight about most? Money! Okay, sex is up there too, but money was number one, according to my informal poll of women on the street. "Even after the proposal and in marriage, it's one of the most contentious issues," says Larry Bodine, editor-in ‘High End Martial Arts Studio’ Coming to Clarendon 02/13/2013 01:45pm • A new “high-end martial arts studio” is coming to the former Hollywood Tans space at 3000 N. Washington Blvd in Clarendon. Urban Kempo says its mission is “to help individuals grow in and cope with the challenges of our contemporary urban society.” Shaolin Kempo is a ma Ask Dr. Pawz: How to get a lazy, fat cat to lose weight? 02/13/2013 12:09pm • Katy Nelson, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON - In this week's Ask Dr. Pawz, Katy Nelson shares how to tell the age of an adopted pet and what you can do to get your cat to lose weight. Our first question today comes to us from Ana Mar via Facebook: Dear Dr. Katy - I have a Pomeranian I rescued. Snowstorm's fast accumulation caught on tape 02/11/2013 05:33pm • WASHINGTON - Much of New England is still digging out of a 30-inch snowfall as a result of winter storm Nemo which hit the East Coast this past weekend. YouTube user miges3111 posted a time-lapse video of snow accumulating in their backyard in Farmington, Conn. The user says in the video capti Mr. Oscar Goes to Washington as statue visits WTOP 02/07/2013 11:57am • Jason Fraley, WTOP Film Critic WASHINGTON - Mr. Oscar Goes to Washington. The folks at the Academy Awards are taking a page from the Olympic torch. The Oscar statue is taking a three-week tour of the United States to promote the Academy Awards on Feb. 24. After hitting New York on Monday and Phi Alcohol in diet soda gets you drunker faster 02/06/2013 11:36am • WASHINGTON - Those trying to lose weight may find it helpful to cut back on calories. But if you are planning to tip a few back at the bar, diet soda may not be the safest option. Drinkers who mix their alcohol with diet soda become intoxicated faster with considerably higher breath alcohol cont Local cat swims her way slim 02/01/2013 05:55pm • WASHINGTON - Holly needs to lose a few pounds. Make that six or seven pounds. And her fitness journey has garnered a lot of interest on the Web. Not because of all the other worried pet owners struggling to help their own cats and dogs lose weight. But because of her unusual weight loss plan. The No hands, no legs: Amputee vets heal battle scars with yoga 02/01/2013 04:37pm • Megan Cloherty, wtop.com BETHESDA, Md. - On a sunny Thursday afternoon, Marine Staff Sgt. James Sides throws a mat on the white tile floor and plops down. He's about 20 minutes late to yoga, but his classmates don't seem to care. To his right, Marine Cpl. Nathan Jakubison reaches his hands to Extra winter weight? Here's why 01/31/2013 05:38pm • Darci Marchese, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Have you packed on some pounds, this winter? There may be some science you can blame it on. TheWeek.com reports brains produce the lowest levels of serotonin during the winter months. It points to research in Psychology Today which shows more serotonin is View from Venus: Weight gain from wedded bliss 01/31/2013 12:17pm • Randi Martin, wtop.com WASHINGTON - In the two years after a woman gets married, she packs on pounds, according to several studies and my bathroom scale. The single life provided time for workouts and a more casual approach to food. If you weren't hungry, you didn't eat. If you wanted cereal for Weight loss could be future of Viagra 01/30/2013 01:55am • WASHINGTON - The little blue pill prescribed for erectile dysfunction may be on its way to helping people shed pounds. The New York Times reports Viagra helped burn excess fat in laboratory mice, according to researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany. They found Viagra changed undesirabl Protein Bar opens Thursday in Ballston 01/29/2013 12:25pm • A new restaurant aimed at offering high protein foods is opening in Ballston tomorrow. Protein Bar (800 N. Glebe Road) will start serving its blended drinks, wraps and other entrees around lunchtime on Wednesday. The goal is to serve foods high in protein, high in fiber and low on refined s Nationals add Teddy rival to dash 01/26/2013 09:03pm • WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals' newest racing president may have to drop a few pounds to be competitive. The team said Saturday that William Howard Taft will join George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt this season for the fourth-inning race by 12-foot mas Actors' drastic weight loss is not healthy 01/24/2013 03:07pm • Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic