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November 20th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Excessively limiting calories is one of the main mistakes people make when they go on a fitness regime, according to one of the world's top personal trainers. UK-born Tracey Mallett lives in California, helping A-list celebrities lose weight and get...
November 13th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Thousands of women are taking to buying corsets as part of a new slimming craze currently sweeping the UK. The Corset Diet is a simple concept - the dieter puts on the antiquated piece of lingerie first thing in the morning before eating their...
October 30th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Kim Kardashian has revealed on Twitter that the secret to her dramatic post-baby weight loss was the Atkins diet. The reality TV star - who recently got engaged to rapper Kanye West - gave birth to her daughter North in June. She then shied away...
October 23rd, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Scientists have suggested that saturated fats could actually be good for the heart, contrary to popular belief. A new debate published in the British Medical Journal has argued that people who avoid this type of fat as part of a diet have been...
October 9th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

The first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, has revealed that he is currently on the 5:2 diet. Mr Salmond said that he actually decided to give it a go after being advised to do so by the former governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King. As...
October 2nd, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Obese people suffering from knee osteoarthritis can significantly relieve their pain and gain better knee function by undergoing 18 months of intensive diet and exercise, according to new research. The study set out to determine whether reduced...
September 25th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

A new drug that may be able to target specific intestinal bacteria could lead to new obesity treatments in humans, according to a journal paper. Researchers from Penn State and the National Cancer Institute came together for the study and fed mice a...
September 18th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

A large new study of older US residents has found people with healthy diets are 15 per cent less likely to develop pancreatic cancer compared to those with poor eating regimes. The research, which was carried out by the Hannah Arem of the National...
September 17th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Nutritionist Dale Pinnock used an article in the Daily Telegraph to target the popular 5:2 diet, which has proved controversial. Mr Pinnock is well known for his commentary on fad diets and seems to think that the 5:2 regime, which involves five...
September 11th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

A nurse that gave patients an appetite-suppressant so they could improve their diets has been struck off the medical register. Joanna Hudson ran the Diet Centre in St Neots from 2010 and 2012 and provided controversial medications to visitors that...
September 10th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

While some people think scandal surrounding impossibly strict celebrity diets are a recent sensation, an unearthed article from 1929 shows this not to be the case. According to Jezebel, a number of back issues of the Photoplay magazine have been...
September 4th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

A new study has revealed the impact that having a healthy body mass index (BMI) score has on quality of life. Interestingly, while physical health gets worse when weight is gained, mental wellbeing was found to improve as BMI rose - contrasting the...
September 3rd, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Adhering to a Mediterranean diet is not linked with the clinical onset of Huntington disease. This is according to new research led by Dr Karen Marder of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.  Huntington disease is a...
August 30th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Two sisters have lost seven stone between them, mainly thanks to their membership of Scottish Slimmers. Michelle Firth and Kathleen Cosgrove were both struggling with their weight and were having trouble finding out exactly the best diet to go on to...
August 28th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

New research published by scientists at Duke University in the US has found that interventions are a key method for cutting weight gain in African American women. Black females in the North American country have substantially higher rates of obesity...
August 22nd, 2013 at 12:00 AM

High levels of copper in elderly peoples' diets could be one of the main environmental triggers causing the onset of Alzheimer's disease. This is according to scientists from the University of Rochester (US) Medical Center's Department of...
August 21st, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Celebrity weight trainer Bob Harper, who is perhaps most famous for his commanding role in The Biggest Loser - a popular TV show - has extolled the benefits of a good diet. In an interview with Reuters, the Los Angeles-based expert commented that...
August 14th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

A gene variant that is associated with the development of type 2 diabetes and strokes has been shown to be altered by a Mediterranean diet. Researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Centre on Aging at Tufts University and the...
August 13th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Eating a healthy diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables could lower the risk of kidney problems in those with type 2 diabetes . This is according to researchers from the McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, who examined the association of a...
August 7th, 2013 at 12:00 AM

Nutrition specialist Rowaidah Idriss has shared a number of tips that will help Muslims improve their diet after the fasting period. Ramadan is a hugely important time for those adhering to the tenets of Islam, but high rates of diabetes among south...
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