{"id":71839,"date":"2012-05-25T15:02:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T20:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=71839"},"modified":"2012-05-25T15:02:48","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T20:02:48","slug":"health-buzz-may-25-skechers-lawsuit-glow-in-the-dark-5k-and-a-memorial-weekend-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/health-buzz-may-25-skechers-lawsuit-glow-in-the-dark-5k-and-a-memorial-weekend-feast\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Buzz May 25: Skechers Lawsuit, Glow in the Dark 5K, and a Memorial Weekend Feast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before you start your Memorial festivities, take some healthy news and Memorial dishes from DIR and our friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Mike Crooks sheds 133 pounds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/mikes-crooks-joined-a-gym-and-lost-133-pounds\/\">Mike Crooks Joined a Gym and Lost 133 Pounds<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Crooks is a 24-year-old nurse in Florida. Mike had been overweight most of his life, and weighed 377 pounds. He signed up for a membership at a local gym and seven months later Mike dropped down to 204 pounds.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-71871\" title=\"health-buzz\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/health-buzz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Glow Run 5K\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/the-glow-run-5k-will-light-up-the-plains-this-summer\/\">The Glow Run 5K Will Light up the Plains this Summer<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Glow Run 5K is making its way to the plains. The run will take place at night and runners are encouraged to wear as many glow-in-the-dark items as they want. The event is described as running through a sixty-foot black light tunnel and laser light shows. DIR friends in the Midwest sign up fast, Glow Run 5K will take place in Kansas City, Wichita, and Omaha.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Sketchers shape down\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/how-to-get-your-refund-from-the-40-million-skechers-lawsuit\/\">How to Get Your Refund From the $40 Million Skechers Lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looks like Skechers made some false claims about its Shape-Ups. If you purchased Skechers Shape-Ups after August 1, 2026 you may be entitled to a refund from the company. Skechers agreed to pay $40 million to settle the lawsuit. The amount you&#8217;ll receive from Skechers depends on the type of shoe and amount of shoes you&#8217;ve purchased.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>News from our DIR friends&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fitbottomedgirls.com\/2012\/05\/memorial-day-activities-that-burn-more-calories-than-you-think\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">5 Memorial Day Activities That Burn More Calories Than You Think<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Fit Bottomed Girls<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/cheryl-forberg-rd\/summer-shape-up_b_1526190.html?ref=tw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">100 Tips for a Healthier Summer<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Huffington Post<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/members.thebestlife.com\/blog\/the-dangers-of-speed-eating\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Dangers of Speed Eating<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; The Best Life<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food For The Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"blueberry turkey sliders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/red-white-and-blueberry-turkey-burger-sliders-recipe-for-summer-cookouts\/\">Red, White, and Blueberry Turkey Burger Sliders<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"berry sangria \" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/a-simple-red-white-and-blue-sangria-recipe\/\">A Simple Red, White, and Blue Sangria<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivillage.com\/simple-summer-salads-side-dishes\/3-b-360268#360283\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Onion, Tomato, and Cucumber Relish (Kachoomar)<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; iVillage<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t wait until Friday to hear the latest! Keep up with us all week:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/dietsinreview\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dietsinreview\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/dietsinreview\/\">Pinterest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you start your Memorial festivities, take some healthy news and Memorial dishes from DIR and our friends. Mike Crooks Joined a Gym and Lost 133 Pounds\u00a0 Mike Crooks is a 24-year-old nurse in Florida. Mike had been overweight most &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/health-buzz-may-25-skechers-lawsuit-glow-in-the-dark-5k-and-a-memorial-weekend-feast\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687],"tags":[5503,2535,5365,9877,31,8764,1680,6621],"class_list":["post-71839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","tag-best-life-diet","tag-cheryl-forberg","tag-fit-bottomed-girls","tag-glow-run","tag-health-news","tag-healthbuzz","tag-memorial-day","tag-skechers-shape-ups"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71839"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71866,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71839\/revisions\/71866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}