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In the developed world we're more than familiar with the terrors of morbid obesity. We are all aware of just how many different ways there are for it to kill you and we all live with an idealised notion of the human form which we all pursue…

As we get older it becomes easier for us to gain weight. Very few people end up skinnier when they’re middle aged than when they were younger. It’s been a fact of life for so long that most people don’t even question it so much anymore.…

For most people a healthy and steady relationship is the ambition. This leads into family and kids, moving in and then growing old together. But the first step is always that relationship with a person you love. This can be tricky for a lot…

Obesity is sweeping the globe along with the sudden availability of cheap and quick to serve processed food. You can find certain fast food restaurants in almost every country on the planet and this is starting to take its toll. Obesity…

In Britain, women’s breasts are getting bigger. Now, if you take this fact at face value you might be tempted to think that it is good news for men around the country. But in reality, it’s actually very bad news for the health of women.…

In a recent study, researchers at the University of Gothenburg found that while weight loss surgery is currently offered to patients who have a BMI of a certain level, many patients could be helped sooner simply through surgical…

There are so many weight loss nuggets of wisdom that it’s hard to know which is true for your wellness, and which have been made up to sell diet pills. One of these adages is that late night heavy meals and snacks make you more likely to…

As a lot of people want to burn fat, many of the weight loss myths and misconceptions you get are in this area. Wellness experts Tony Ryan and Martica Heaner, authors of Cross-Training For Dummies, note, ‘Your body burns either…

If you’ve noticed that your birth control method has made you look a little bit bigger, you might have put it down to bloating or the whole thing being just in your head, but findings from a new study show that certain types of…

If you have a car, you may feel sorry for the other commuters who have to sweat it out on a bike or stand for 20 minutes on a crowded train, but according to a new Australian study, when it comes to wellness, non-car commuters may have the…

You might have noticed that a few too many trips to the pub has led to a little extra padding around your midsection, but recent studies have found that the two are not necessarily linked. According to wellness experts, beer is not causing…

French women seem so elegant, chic and, let’s face it, gorgeous, but does that come at a price? According to French wellness expert Alice Pfeiffer, the perception of how French women should be is causing several wellness problems…

The saying, ‘pregnant women are eating for two’, is correct from an entirely scientific point of view. The nutrients, vitamins and minerals consumed by the mother are absorbed by the unborn baby too. Beyond this however that saying is…

A new study suggests that those looking to lower health costs over a long period of time with weight loss surgery may need to look for another route – the concept that surgery will lead to fewer medications and less health concerns isn’t…

When comparing ourselves to our ancestors we’ll always look advanced. It’s easy to fall into the trap of assuming we know all there is to know. The stark reality is that we don’t and our knowledge, though constantly expanding and certainly…

There’s a lot of information which is just accepted when it comes to weight loss. We know fats are bad for us and that nutrients and vitamins are good for us. We understand the value of exercise and we’ve come to accept that it’s unlikely…

Those who suffer with obesity could be more at risk of vitamin D deficiency according to a recent study carried out by the UCL Institute of Child Health. Researchers found that a ten percent rise in an individual’s BMI led to a four percent…

Whether it’s fair or not, there is a stereotype that all Asian people thought of as being very slim. Chinese people, especially, are renowned for their slight builds. Of course, we all know that stereotypes are usually quite over the top…

British researchers have found that there is a link between excess body weight and a deficiency of vitamin D. The data analysed covered 165,000 people and showed that for every 10 per cent rise in a person’s body-mass index (BMI), there was…

Making a New Year’s resolution is an essential part of the festive traditions. Few of us can resist claiming we’ll ditch the cigarettes, cut back on alcohol or stick to a new diet. But new research shows that while 45% of Americans made…

The memory of what you have eaten could be the key to losing weight, according to new research. British researchers analysed 24 separate weight-loss studies and concluded that encouraging people to remember what food they have already…

Dieting and weight loss is a huge aspect of the lives of many people. We are all looking for an ideal way to shed the pounds without having to feel hungry or hate the food that we eat. Most diets promise incredible results but can’t deliver…

It seems like simple common sense that as levels of obesity rise, so too should the weight counselling sessions that are available. But according to new research even though the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased over…

You’ve always been told that you are what you eat, but recent studies suggest that when you eat could play a bigger part than once thought. Timing is everything, it appears, in helping you to lose weight, in addition to the regular rule of…

We’ve all been there – you eat and drink too much over the festive season and then aim to diet in the New Year in a bid to shift those extra pounds. However, health experts claim that too many people opt for the quick route of fad diets…

In a recent study, researchers discovered that the world renowned sex drug, Viagra, could also help to prevent you from gaining excess weight. At the University of Bonn, scientists found that the drug helped to convert the white fat cells…

They say that youth is wasted on the young and, apparently when it comes to weight gain, so is brain function. A new exploratory study has found that if you’re a younger adult, visceral fat gain may have a negative impact on your cerebellar…

Does it matter what time you eat when you’re trying to lose weight? Will eating later in the day make you more prone to gain weight or struggle to shed the pounds? It has been accepted wisdom among dieters that eating later doesn’t help on…

If you were a lot skinnier in the 80s, it might be because you were playing so much Tetris. This is according to researchers from PlymouthUniversity, whose new study – published in the journal Appetite, revealed that playing Tetris helped…

In the winter, the central heating can be a life saver, but could having the heating on actually be damaging to your wellbeing? According to Dutch researchers, the use of central heating prevents your body using up energy to stay warm,…