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Want to drop a dress or pants size? Then losing five kilograms, or about 5% of your body weight will help that zipper start to close with ease. In case you need another reason, keeping a small amount of…
The energy imbalance gap is how many calories you consume versus how many you burn. Understanding how it differs among different populations could lead to better policies to target obesity.
Dietary guidelines broadly recommend a daily intake of 10,000 kilojoules (2,400 calories) for men and 8,000 kilojoules (1,900 calories) for women. But what do these figures mean in the context of the number…
This month, the toxic combination of extreme heat and summer holidays will probably mean that you’re going to expose more flesh than you would like to someone whose opinion you care about. January is the…
Seeing pictures of preened celebrities, or even slimmer friends, makes many wish that their arms were that little bit thinner or abs more tightly toned. Most of us have an existing desire to be a normal…
Weight loss in obese adults can reduce risk of diabetes and heart disease but may have no benefit on the mental and emotional…
Supermodel Kate Moss’ quip that “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” captured the sense in society that being thin is the recipe for happiness. Obesity causes a range of health problems, including…
Losing weight is very hard, so it’s not surprising many people succumb to the allure of miracle weight-loss pills and potions available online. But they do so at their own peril, as today’s Emergency Medicine…
There will always be people extolling the virtues of eating less and moving more for weight loss. But while this may work for overweight people or the newly obese, it’s woefully inadequate for most people…
An expanding waistline, particularly around the abdomen, is a key indicator that people will develop serious or life-threatening…
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) does not translate to weight loss, according to researchers at The University of…
When it comes to weight loss, there are no magic tricks that guarantee success. What works for you is likely to be different to what works for your partner, neighbour or workmate. The best advice is to…
You don’t need an expert to tell you obesity has become a major health problem worldwide. The World Health Organisation estimates 35% of the world’s adults are overweight and 11% obese, double the rate…
Researchers believe that dieters need to worry less about weekend binges and focus more on their long-term eating habits…
Australians are getting heavier and, as a result, are more likely to suffer life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and strokes. But should we be worried about a bit of excess weight…
People with high stress levels are more likely to become obese, according to new research from Monash University’s School…
Shopping using a pre-planned grocery list can assist with weight loss, a new study has found. Using behavioural economics…
Over the years, hundreds of diet books have claimed to have the perfect recipe for decreasing the national girth. They manipulate quantities of protein, fats or carbohydrates and most work in the short…
A Japanese research team claims to have developed a pocket-sized device that reveals if your body is burning fat in real time by measuring the amount of acetone on the breath. The prototype device is aimed…
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Newcastle
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NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Research Associate, Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Surrey
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Professor, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Lead for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University
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Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Head of Division of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Newcastle
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Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst, UMass Amherst
