When it comes to losing weight, is controlling your appetite your biggest issue? Here come the scientists to the rescue. They've created an olive-oil based emulsion that can help reduce appetite. In testing, a milkshake was served to volunteers, and it had the results they were hoping for. The mixture maintains a higher level of volume in the stomach -- giving a longer-lasting feeling of being full. More testing is needed, but the next plan is trying to add the emulsion to processed foods to see if it has the same effect.

Martin Wickham, from the Institute of Food Research (the developers of the emulsion), told the Daily Mail, "It is important to keep weight down, and this is a more acceptable way of doing it than restricting your food intake on a diet."

But there's a fly in the emulsion.

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Food has a very definite connection with our emotions -- it can take us back in time and privide us with the comfort of familiarity when we need it. Chances are, we all have one dish or another that qualifies as comfort food -- what's yours?

eDiets recently revealed what they think are the top 10 comfort foods:

1. Macaroni and Cheese
2. Chocolate Chip Cookies
3. Ice Cream
4. Pizza
5. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
6. Tomato Soup
7. Popcorn (probably with lots of extra butter!)
8. Chocolate Shakes
9. Pancakes
10. Homemade Soups and Stews

Most of these will not only provide momentary comfort, they'll pad your waistline too. My advice? Avoid everything except tomato soup and find comfort in a good book and a steaming cup of herbal tea.

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Last week I told you about some crazy diet ideas, including the burrito diet. Here's another seemingly crazy diet idea: The milkshake diet. Um, yeah. It's called Slim Fast. But no, these are real milkshakes, the kind with tons of calories. Congressman Chris Cannon swears by it, according to this article.

Seriously. Cannon claims to have lost a lot of weight from drinking milkshakes. Here's why: the milkshake kept him full for long periods of time, longer than any other quick snack would. He got the idea from a book called The Ice Cream Diet, which formulated a weight-loss plan that allowed for a daily indulgence of ice cream. For Cannon, it works because his busy schedule includes lots of travel, and he needs something he can rely on to provide energy when he's in a rush.

I can see the logic here -- milkshakes and ice cream can fill me up too -- but they don't seem to be the healthiest meal alternative. If you're thinking of following a milkshake diet, I would suggest relying on smoothies instead -- at least then you can get some fruits and veggies in. What do you think?

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Few can deny that Eva Mendes is incredibly gorgeous and many would give their left arm to look like her. And unfortunately, she's one of those people, those stunning celebrities with perfect bodies who annoyingly insist that they eat junk food all the time -- and it's all down to good genes that keep them from getting fat. Here's what Eva has to say about her favourite indulgence:


Mmmmm, tacos and french fries and milkshakes. Sounds delicious ... and deadly to us normal people. Whether you believe that she actually eats that or not, it's frustrating for those of us who just have to look at a piece of cake to gain weight. But it must be nice to be her, right?

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