A message to Senator Fiona Nash
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Diet
How to get the body of an Olympic hottie
BENEATH all those layers are some pretty bangin’ bodies. Winter Olympians from around the world reveal their seriously surprising diets.
The best lazy-proof strategy to losing weight
YOU could spend hours slogging it out at the gym to lose those excess kilos, or you could go on a strict diet. But there’s a far easier way, and it involves no effort at all.
Weekend binge? Don’t freak out
NEW findings show that “weight loss occurs during the weekdays,” and that weekend bloat you’re currently feeling actually plays a role in long-term weight loss.
10 tips for ordering healthy takeaway
EATING takeaway doesn’t have to be about deep-fried convenience. Read this first before you pull into that drive through.
Chilling could be new way to burn fat
HUMAN trials have found shivering produces the same energy-burning hormones as moderate exercise. So are chill rooms going to become the new gyms?
Healthy food costs 30 per cent more
EATING healthily costs up to 30 per cent more than a diet high in carbohydrate, sugar and fat. It could be a key reason in our obesity crisis.
Healthy food ‘a dismal failure’
A GOVERNMENT body set up to change Australia’s deadly eating habits is failing, and ‘poor diet is now an even bigger cause of ill health for Australia than smoking’.
Burger King trials chicken, waffle combo
FAST-FOOD giant Burger King is trialing a fried chicken sandwich that uses waffles in place of bread. Interesting idea. But how does it taste?
Don’t fall for these weight loss scams
FOUR companies – including high-end brand L’Occitane – have been charged in the States with weight loss fraud, and it’s only January. Here’s what they were trying to spruik.
Peanut allergy? Try more peanuts
DOCTORS say they can treat peanut allergy by feeding children the very thing their bodies reject.
Obesity in children starts early
OBESITY in children is largely established by kindergarten, with nearly half of kids who are obese at 14 were already overweight at five.
Everything you think about obesity is wrong
OBESITY is not a disease – and if we keep thinking of it that way we’re just going to keep getting fatter and fatter.
10 bad food habits to give up now
GOT your eyes on a healthy 2014? Follow these commandments and ditch 10 dodgy diet habits immediately.
Which new diet books really work?
IT’S January, which means a swag of new weight-loss books is on the shelves. Which ones will really help you lose weight, and which are just pretenders?
Is a detox as scary as it sounds?
DON’T let the hype and the horror stories put you off. There are benefits to detoxing your body. Here are six things you need to know first.
How to break sugar cravings
INTENSE sugar cravings can be so powerful that an entire packet of lollies or chocolate biscuits can be demolished within minutes.
3 ‘healthy’ foods that make you fat
YOU are kidding yourself if you think frozen yoghurt is good for you. It’s on our list of the deceptively fatty foods that are doing you zero favours. What else?
Major probe into soft drink colouring
THE US Food and Drug Administration says it is conducting a major new study into the safety of caramel colouring in soft drinks and other foods.
The world’s weirdest superfoods
YOU may know your quinoa from your kale, but could you tell lucuma from yacon? Maca from camu camu?
Dieticians reveal worst fad diets
Australia’s top nutrition experts have voted on the top three diets you should avoid, cautioning against fads that eliminate important food groups.
The shocking diets of the Aus Open’s top stars
SIXTY pieces of sushi a day, glasses of warm water and mum’s home-style chicken. The Australian Open’s elite contenders reveal what it really takes to fuel them up.
Diabetes ‘obesity paradox’ a myth
THE “obesity paradox” – the controversial idea that being overweight might actually be healthier for some people with diabetes – seems to be a myth.
Woman’s weight triumph deemed too ‘adult’
MARILYN McKenna just wanted to share a picture of her amazing weight loss. She was fully clothed, fitting both legs inside one leg of her old fat pants. Then Facebook pulled it down.
The celebrity diet you don’t want to try at home
MADONNA, Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham have all credited this fitness program with sculpting their slender bodies. But experts reckon it’s downright dangerous.
The diet secret in the palm of your hand
WANT to shed some kilos in 2014? Instead of using those hands to shovel in food, there’s another way they can help you lose weight. Let us explain how.
These are the worst diets in the world
THE DAA have released their worst diets of 2013 list, with the Gold Coast’s Ashy Bines taking out a spot in the top three. What else made the list, and what are the diets you should be looking out for this year?
Bride loses 40kg after wedding shock
A BRIDE was so shocked seeing herself as a fat figurine atop her wedding cake, she decided to do something. The results are amazing.
How to master a vegetarian diet
IT IS definitely possible to be super healthy, well nourished and vegetarian – here’s how!
‘How I was shamed into losing 45kg’
IT TOOK three people to help Nicole Whitehead squeeze into a roller-coaster seat. That was the last straw. Forty-five kilos lighter, you should see her now.
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