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The continued prevalence of fat stigma and shaming needs to be challenged.
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Crash dieting is both safe and effective. So why isn’t it available on the NHS?
Being thin doesn’t mean you can eat unhealthy foods and get away with it.
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You might be thin on the outside, but if you have a poor diet and are physically inactive, you can have the same health risks as someone who is obese.
An ultra-marathon runner and exercise physiologist describes what it’s like to take part in an ultra-endurance event, and the consequences it had on his body.
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As omnivores, dogs should be able to adapt well and manage on well prepared commercially available vegetarian diets as long as the essential nutrients they would normally get from meat are present.
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If you’re a parent, there’s one less thing to worry about – your child is probably healthy even if they’re fussy about what they eat.
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Two large nutritional studies seem to have reported contradictory findings on carbs. But only if you believe the headlines.
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Healthy food isn’t just about organic food and so-called superfoods.
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If you want to remain lean, this study of mouse diets suggests your fat intake should make up just a fifth of your overall calorie intake.
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It’s been trendy for some time – but these nuts are filled with saturated fat.
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When you eat is as important as what you eat. The mounting evidence for chrononutrition.
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How people lose weight when they’re doing it on their own.
Kids should be eating fruits and vegetables from all colours of the rainbow.
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It’s not just about getting kids to eat their greens; they should be eating fruits and vegetables of all different colours. Here are some strategies to make it easier.
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Sales may be down, but their nutritional value remains high.
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Eating celery, grapefruit and cucumber to lose weight is not a bad idea, just don’t think that you’re consuming negative calories.
Can a ketogenic diet really help you lose weight? Here’s what the research says.
Taste the rainbow.
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More and more people are trying veganism, but how does the human body respond to losing animal products from its diet?
The key concerns is that kids will develop body image problems and adopt unhealthy behaviours to lose weight.
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The proposal is very different to schemes in the US where BMI report cards are sent to parents. Instead, the data would feed into obesity research and prevention programs.
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The diabetes epidemic can be fought through new therapies, prevention programmes and effective junk food legislation.
BMI takes into account your height and your weight, and that’s it.
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All five experts said BMI is not ideal for determining the health of your weight.