We laughed out loud in the newsroom upon seeing this item on the wire service: a lip gloss that works as an appetite suppressant.
Smart marketing. It's called Huge Lips Skinny Hips.
Stupid idea: You'd actually have to eat the lip gloss to curb any cravings. Read here.
Andrea Weigl has been the food writer at The News & Observer since the summer of 2007. She has won a handful of awards from the Association of Food Journalists and the Society for Features Journalism. Her profile of chef Ashley Christensen titled "A Force of Nature" will be published in the sixth edition of "Cornbread Nation: The Best of Southern Food Writing." She is serving a three-year term on the James Beard Foundation book awards committee. Follow her on Twitter at @andreaweigl.
