Another Celebrity Comes Clean About Weight Loss

Singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson has finally come clean about how she lost weight by admitting to using an unspecified weight loss drug. The 42-year-old made the confession on her show on Monday after being at the center of speculation for months about her rapid weight loss. She insisted the drug was not Ozempic, but didn’t reveal the name of the specific drug she used. Fans took to social media to express their disappointment, with many saying they weren’t surprised. Some of her fans even branded her a liar because she had previously credited her transformation to a healthy diet and walking more. She reportedly lost 60 pounds, although she hasn’t revealed the exact amount of her weight loss. Clarkson is not alone in her decision to confess — Oprah Winfrey revealed last year that she had used Ozempic to shed her extra pounds, after denying it for months.

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Why So Many People Feel Hungrier After Eating a Protein Bar

Protein bars have been billed as a meal-on-the-go, and some even carry claims such as “proven to help reduce appetite.” Now, many Americans are saying they actually feel hungrier after eating a protein bar than they did before. Gym lovers and nutritionists advise clients to eat protein bars because protein is more satiating than fats and carbs. Medical experts now believe that the culprit is sucralose, a sweetener used in most popular protein bars. Consuming something sweetened artificially may lead to seeking more food, even triggering binges. That explains the dozens of fitness forums where people have sought answers to why their appetites appear to be turbocharged after eating a protein bar. Despite their popularity and promise to beat hunger on the go, protein bars with sucralose can actually increase cravings for sweets. Sucralose can be found everywhere from baked goods to drinks to chewing gum. A growing body of research shows that artificial sweeteners like sucralose do not activate the food reward pathway in the brain because they don't provide calories like sugar does.

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Top Doctor Reveals He Is Cancer-Free a Year After Undergoing the World’s First Treatment Based On His Own Breakthrough Research

Dr. Richard Scolyer was diagnosed with incurable Stage 4 brain cancer after becoming ill last year. The type he had — glioblastoma — is considered the worst of the worst because it’s so aggressive that most patients survive less than a year. The 57-year-old underwent an experimental therapy based on his own research on melanoma, a type of cancer that starts on the skin. Last week he had an MRI and there's still no sign of recurrence. Scolyer collaborated with his colleague, Professor Georgina Long of the Melanoma Institute of Australia. The team used a treatment based on immunotherapy, which teaches the body’s immune system to attack cancer cells. Research on melanoma showed immunotherapy works better when a combination of drugs is administered before the surgery to remove a tumor. Scolyer became the first brain cancer patient in the world to take a combination of immunotherapy drugs pre-surgery. He is also the first to be administered a vaccine personalized to his tumor’s characteristics, which boosts the cancer-detecting powers of the drugs. Scolyer cautions that his brain cancer is not considered cured, but it hasn’t come back yet. Around 300,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with glioblastoma each year. It is hoped that Dr. Scolyer's experimental treatment will lead to clinical trials for other patients, potentially extending their lives.

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What Is a Halo Car?

Vehicle commercials might do the trick in keeping a brand on the mind of shoppers, but they aren’t nearly as effective as crafting a vehicle that creates hype and drives people to dealerships. A “halo car” is a car that goes out of its way to push the technology, styling and performance that a brand can offer. It’s often the car that brand enthusiasts dream about and drool over. It’s safe to say that almost every brand has had a halo car, some being more extreme than others, but all being admirable standouts on their own. A few of the most loved halo cars include the Ford GT, Porsche 918, Nissan GT-R, Acura NSX, Audi R8, and the Dodge Viper (pictured above). While older halo car models have already been snatched up by eager buyers, new halo cars are always being developed by automotive engineers.

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