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The diet industry’s reliance on the ‘calories in, calories out’ concept is why society blames people for being overweight. But it’s a myth.
Anti-obesity medications are becoming the go-to treatment for weight loss. But drugs alone may not provide the same benefits as lifestyle choices like exercise and a healthy diet.
The Paleo Diet is popular, but research has yet to substantiate its purported health benefits. As evolutionary anthropologists, here’s why we think it’s time to leave the Paleo Diet in the past.
A new study shows that the gut microbiota has little or no effect on our weight, metabolism and risk of developing chronic diseases.
Eating disorders in teens are common and dangerous, and parents and loved ones play a crucial role in helping to both identify concerning behaviors and promote healthy ones.
Permanent weight loss is hard to achieve. But the good news is: there are still benefits to temporary weight loss.
Less than half of the children aged 0-14 who have TB are diagnosed – so they never even start treatment.
Overweight or obese patients who meet certain criteria will soon be able to access the much talked about weight-loss jab.
Mice who exercised in the late morning had approximately two-fold greater fat breakdown.
Making small changes to your everyday habits may be easier to stick with over the long run.
Detox diets and cleanses supposedly clear the body of allegedly toxic substances. But the evidence suggests otherwise.
We always hear the last five kilos are the hardest to lose when dieting. The number is made up, but the principle is correct – it’s called the weight-loss plateau.
Nutritionists pick out the most effective intermittent fasting diets based on the latest science.
Despite years of study, evidence on whether it’s possible remains mixed.
We all eat and drink a bit too much over Christmas and the holidays. But how guilty do we really need to feel about it?
Some healthy habits to adopt over the festive period.
Obesity is a chronic illness, so treatments should be ‘chronic’ too.
Large new study identifies very early risk factors for pancreatic cancer.
It’s important to think about the weight-related outcomes are you’re hoping for and what other approaches could be tried first.
Top contributors
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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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Senior Research Associate, Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, Loughborough University
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Newcastle
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Professor, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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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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Head of Division of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University
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Visiting Academic, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Senior Visiting Fellow, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
