Dieting

The truth about women and emotional eating

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Sarah Carter

It’s the classic image of a lonely woman: Bridget Jones, wrapped in a duvet and clutching a half-eaten tub of Ben & ...

How to keep off the pounds after stopping weight-loss jabs

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Sarah Carter

Normally, the dose is gradually increased as patients get used to the treatment. But the study of 2,246 Danes, with an average ...

What the colour and shape of your poo says about your health

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Sarah Carter

Yellow stools “People can get yellow stools for various reasons, you can sometimes get it in the context of viral infections, and ...

I lost 100 pounds when I became a dad

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Sarah Carter

It took me a while to get to grips with the diet. My trainer opened my eyes, pointing out that even seemingly ...

I lost four inches of flab after I went back to the office

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Sarah Carter

Adam designed this five-day gym programme for me as well. Everyday was a full-body weights session. That was a bit of a ...

Woman reveals what happened to her body after only consuming orange juice for 40 days

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Sarah Carter

A woman has shared her experiences after consuming nothing but orange juice for 40 days straight. Anne Osbourne from Queensland, Australia has ...

Seven weight loss tips to offset the new fat gene

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Sarah Carter

To lose around 1.5lbs a week, women should consume 1,500-1,600 calories each day (the NHS suggestion is 2,000), and 2,000-2,100 hundred daily ...

The five foods that cardiologists want you to stop eating

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Sarah Carter

Tucking into a sugary bowl of Kellogg’s is one of the least healthy ways you can start your day. They’re an ultra-processed ...

Why NHS dieting advice is out-of-date – and ‘low-fat spreads’ are still UFPs

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Sarah Carter

So what should we be recommending instead? Quality, not quantity, suggests Miller: “Focussing on the composition and quality of the meal has ...

Can intermittent fasting really be bad for your heart?

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Sarah Carter

Fasting for health and psychological benefits is nothing new: Buddhists, Muslims and Christians have done so for centuries. Intermittent fasting (IF) however ...