Three dangerous diets that won’t work
YOU indulged in a few too many pieces of pudding over Christmas and are looking to get back into shape fast. Be careful, and avoid these quick fixes.
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Developing world is also getting fat
A NEW report estimates exactly how many adults on the planet are overweight or obese, and shows that it’s no longer just a problem for rich nations.
Beware: five deadly diet mistakes
SUPER foods, fried foods and transfats, what you are and aren’t meant to eat is harder to keep track of than getting a daily workout.
The simple tricks that beat giving up the grog
YOU had a big festive season and now it’s time to cut back and give up the grog for a while, right? Here’s why you shouldn’t bother going completely without.
How I lost weight, and kept it off
IN her highly confessional new book, economics editor Jessica Irvine reveals her binge-eating past and how she overcame her battle with weight.
Exercise makes you WANT low fat food
IN THE battle against the post-Christmas bulge, exercise is always a vital weapon – and dieters now have even more incentive to work out. Scientists have discovered that physical activity makes low calorie foods appear more appetising.
How to cut 100 calories from every meal
YOUR mum told you to do it. Gwyneth swears by it. And now science has proven it. There’s a simple way to eat 100 fewer calories every time you sit down to a meal.
‘I’m proud of my two metre wide bottom’
SARAH Massey’s bottom is 2.1 metres wide – and she couldn’t be happier. Her bottom is so big it can be used as a seat.
How to go gluten free in 2014
GOING gluten free is becoming one of the western world’s biggest diet trends. Here’s how to make the change.
Eight foods you should never eat again
YOU may have overdone it at the Christmas table yesterday. But turn over a new leaf and swear off these nasty foods … starting now.
Those convenient food myths busted
IF you’re one of those people who believe red wine, chocoloate, coffee and tea are good for you, you’ve been reading the wrong articles, writes Sun Dunlevy.
Skip the pudding and go paleo this Christmas
IF you’re keen to finish the year without a food hangover, practise some paleo principals when you load up your plate this Christmas.
Could you do the paleo diet?
IF you’re keen to finish the year without a food hangover, practise some paleo principals when you load up your plate this Christmas.
Diet experts’ guilty vices exposed
CHOCOLATE, marshmallows, full fat double brie cheese and wine are not the items you’d expect to find in the shopping baskets of Australia’s leading diet experts.
Finally, the simple secret to slimming revealed
IF you’re hoping to lose weight, forget about relying on sheer willpower – scientists say something else is much more important.
Still time to slim down for Christmas
PERSONAL trainer to celebrities like Pink and Gwen Stefani says we can still drop a dress size just in time for December 25.
No sweet memories with this diet
ONE week’s bingeing on a high sugar, high fat diet can damage your memory. The deficit may not be reversed even if you return to healthy eating.
We think we’re fat, lazy, drunk
EXCLUSIVE: Australians are more likely than any people in other countries to think they are fat and confess to exercising less and drinking more.
Stressed and hormonal? Eat this
IF the hectic lead up to Christmas is playing havoc with your hormones, here’s an eating plan to heal your abused endocrine system.
Fashion icon blasts miss muffins
AUSSIE style icon Collette Dinnigan has hit out at the state of young women’s health, bemoaning their “burger bellies”.
Seven foods that make you dumb
THESE are the foods to avoid, because they will affect your alertness, memory and response time. And not in a good way.
What to eat to boost hope of a baby
WHAT foods are on the menu for women in their late thirties who are trying to get pregnant? We explain what and why.
Super fit mum confesses bulimia struggle
FIT mum Maria Kang says she “was always heavier” and that her metabolism “shut down” while struggling with bulimia.
Happy cows make the healthiest milk
Scientists have compared 400 brands of milk to find the healthiest. So what’s their verdict? Well, it all depends on whether your cows are mooing happily.
Are you guilty of these health mistakes?
DRINKING smoothies out of glass jars is going to look really silly when we look back at 2013. Let’s agree to ditch that health craze and these other duds as well.
Superfoods which can change your life
THEY are cheap, convenient and versatile and at less than $1 per serve these simple foods can do wonders for your health. In fact, eating these superfoods will actually help you shed body fat.
Inside Australia’s lunchtime habits
ARE you eating lunch today? It might seem like a useless question, but new research has found that one in three Australian adults don’t have lunch.
How to quit sugar now
IF quitting sugar tops your New Year resolutions the good news is you can start cutting back now. Here’s how to start curing your addiction to the sweet stuff before January even hits.
Guess how much more it costs to eat well
IT AIN’T easy being green. In fact you’ll fork out quite a bit more for fresh food over greasy takeaway. So just how costly is a healthy diet?
Healthy oils you need in your diet
DIETARY dogmas are as slippery as a petrol spill, but some oils aren’t the greasy ne’er-do-wells your mama always warned you about.
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