Fight obesity using your phone
USING a simple smartphone application to photograph meals and promote “food memory” is a useful slimming aid for the overweight, doctors say.
Diet
The body fat that’s good for you
CRACK this riddle… What am I? The more of me you have, the less you weigh. The older you get, the quicker I disappear.
Subway ‘unhealthier than Maccas’
SUBWAY fans thinking they’re opting for a healthy lunch could be in for a shock – their salt-laden meals contain nearly as many calories as McDonald’s.
Don’t shop while you’re hungry!
RESEARCHERS have spelled out exactly how disastrous it can be to go to the supermarket when you are hungry.
Don’t be fooled: The gluten-free con
IT’S the stars’ favourite food fad, but costly wheat-free products just make most people fatter – with no health benefits at all.
Forget fads, just eat Mediterranean
WHY do the people of Greece and Italy have healthier hearts than us?
Rich kids ‘more prone to allergies’
CHILDREN’S allergies are on the rise in the United States and are particularly common among the wealthiest in society.
Mediterranean diet ‘helps beat dementia’
A MEDITERRANEAN-style diet packed with fish, chicken and olive oil may lower the risk of memory problems later in life, a new study said.
Can you really lose weight with this?
NEW weight loss product promises to help you reach and retain your goal weight – but expect to pay $60 for a shiny piece of string.
How gender influences our diet
ARE men and women programmed to want different foods? And why are some foods “masculine” (steak, burgers) and others “feminine” (cupcakes, salads)?
Dangerous: 12 cups of syrupy water a day
ANNA Friel has been accused of setting a bad example for teens by embarking on an “extreme” diet in which you are “in effect cannibalising yourself.”
Should you go gluten free?
INVITE a group of people over for a meal and you’ll invariably get someone claiming to be gluten-sensitive and asking if you could make sure there’s no pasta or bread on the menu.
Weak or wary? Aussies lead allergy rates
AUSTRALIA has one of the worst rates of food allergies and eczema in the world, but a group of scientists are determined to make it the best at finding solutions.
The fad-free diet plan
FORGET quick-fix diets – here’s how to lose weight simply and easily every day!
Aboriginal communities get by on bread
WHITE bread is the source of a disturbingly large proportion of key nutrients in some remote Aboriginal communities, a study has found.
Fat fight targets future mums and dads
EXPECTANT mums and dads would be told what to eat before conceiving a child under a five point plan to slash the nation’s obesity rates.
Food and nutrition absent from schools
DESPITE a quarter of Australian children being overweight or obese, healthy food lessons for kids have been scaled back in the proposed new national curriculum.
Guess who eats less than models?
TALK about a double standard. Skinny models get all the bad scrutiny, but what about these guys?
Could you lose weight in your sleep?
IT sounds like silly pillow talk but an obesity doctor insists you can shed up to four kilograms in a week while you sleep.
Is coconut a superfood?
CAN this humble, hairy fruit prevent heart disease and Alzheimer’s?
Five foods to help you sleep better
DAYLIGHT savings is ending tomorrow, and it’s bound to mess with your sleep patterns. Here are five foods guaranteed to help you sleep better than a baby!
No. More. The post-Easter detox
DID you binge over the Easter long weekend? You’d better check out this detox. But don’t worry – there are no grapefruit juices or kale cleanses in sight.
Animals copy our love of junk food
YOUNG animals mimic the bad eating habits of humans when tempted with an unlimited supply of fatty foods, researchers have discovered.
Schoolgirl never second in lunch stakes
MARTHA Payne is like many ten-year-old girls. She loves playing netball, enjoys learning the clarinet and is in the local Scouts.
Aussies still obsessed with soft drink
WEIGHING in at 254.7kg, he has earned the nickname Big Kev, but it is not just food that is to blame for the Australia’s Biggest Loser contestant’s frame.
Kids need sleep to avoid weight gain
PARENTS not ensuring their children get at least ten hours sleep during the week are contributing to their kids’ bulging waistlines.
Is there a doctor in the mouse?
AUSTRALIANS are increasingly self-diagnosing food allergies and intolerances, cutting out major food groups without seeking professional advice.
I’m fat, so what?
BEING fat doesn’t make you a failure or an embarrassment, says one Aussie woman. Fed up with being judged, she says she’d rather be fat than nasty.
A healthy Easter with chocolate. Is it possible?
AS EASTER approaches so does the guilt of gorging on chocolate. But fear not! Here are four ways to have a healthy Easter.
Carb cutting a recipe for disaster
CUTTING carbohydrates to lose weight could increase your chance of dying by 30 per cent.
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