His late wife Mel – the inspiration for Phil taking on the Fat Viking Race in Geilo, Norway – would most certainly have approved. Mel, who died of cancer in January 2024, at the age of just ...

Fast food french fries used to taste better. That's not just me looking at the past through a grease-smeared lens of nostalgia; in 1992, a heart attack survivor named Phil Sokolof sold the ...

Though McDonald's was loath to credit Sokolof's campaign with the company's reformulations, it introduced the short-lived 91% fat-free McLean Deluxe (developed in partnership with Auburn ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield. An artist recreates what a Viking woman warrior ...

Losing belly fat is one of the biggest challenges when it comes to weight loss. While exercise and a healthy diet are key, adding the right fruits to daily meals can speed up the process.

Still, many people have an issue with how much fat their thighs have. If you’re someone who has thigh fat that you want to reduce or eliminate, know that there are options. Thigh fat is simple ...

Viking life wasn’t just tough, it was often chronically painful. For proof, all you need to do is examine their skulls. That’s what researchers at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg did with ...

IF YOU DON'T immediately understand Baron Davis, just wait a few minutes. The retired NBA All-Star is a man of ambitions, concepts, goals and imagination. A cheerful optimist, a charismatic ...

Lipoedema causes fat to abnormally build-up mainly in the hips, buttocks and legs, leading to a disproportionate shape. The exact cause of the chronic condition is unknown but it is not from being ...

Archaeologists have unearthed what they believe to be a Viking-age building in a recent dig. Teams of volunteers dug up High Tarns Farm in Silloth, Cumbria, in July after crop marks indicated a ...

Body recomposition involves simultaneously reducing body fat and building muscle. Fat loss requires a caloric deficit, while muscle growth demands consuming more calories than you burn ...