Al Roker lets out a secret

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:36:00 +0000

The technical term is "sharting." What's that, you say? You didn't want the image of jovial weather maestro Al Roker's flatulence that, uh-oh, wasn't just flatulence this morning? At the president's house? Yeah, well, it wasn't on my agenda either but them's the headlines. World. Wide. Headlines.

Roker, who has a new book out about his dramatic, 100-lb. weight loss titled "Never Goin' Back," took to "Dateline" this week to discuss his journey – and the not-so-fun side effects of gastric bypass surgery. Speaking with NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman, he recalled attending a White House event shortly after his operation in 2002. "When you have a bypass and your bowel has been reconstructed, you think you're pretty safe," he said. "I probably went off and ate something I wasn't supposed to, and I'm walking to the press room, and you know, I gotta pass a little gas here. So I'm walking by myself, who's going to know? Only a little something extra came out."

"You pooped in your pants," Snyderman explained for the layperson at home. The beloved "Today" show icon assented. "I pooped my pants." And with that, America's TMI meter recalibrated itself.

The future of dieting is gross

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:58:00 +0000

What would the fitness duo Hanz and Franz make of this? The latest weight loss gadget to hit the scene has given a twisted new meaning to the saying "I want to pump you up." Now it's more like, "I want to pump you out."

From the man who brought you the Segway comes AspireAssist: a pump that will "drain" your stomach through a valve inserted into the abdominal wall. Want more details on how it works? Consider yourself warned.

According to the product website:

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Al Roker lets out a secret

The future of dieting is gross