It’s contagious: membership grows in the Ozempic club
What’s going on? Why is everyone so slim all of a sudden? Well, it’s Ozempic. Everyone in my Pilates class is on it and they weren’t fat to begin with.
Diet
Four in 10 at nursing homes malnourished
At least four in every 10 nursing home residents in Australia continue to be malnourished despite the problem being identified by the aged-care royal commission more than three years ago as an ‘immediate’ reform area.
A hearty Italian soup to warm you on cold nights
Recipes like these are woven into the course of our crazy lives, between good intentions and just keeping it together.
Health doco antidote to Swan’s way
Nick Coatsworth rose to public prominence doling out government health advice during Covid-19 and now as a TV doctor is about to debut a docu-series that aims to show us how we can live forever.
Crackdown on replica weight-loss drugs market
Replica versions of Ozempic will be banned from being made in specialised pharmacies, as Labor moves to crack down on an unregulated drug market.
‘I lost 30 kilos but I’m not a success story’
Kate Manne knows fat people earn less, don’t get promoted as often, and struggle to find pretty clothes. She’s tried every fad diet – but won’t ever take Ozempic.
The truth about low-carb diets
With the majority of Australians now classified as metabolically unhealthy, is it time to endorse low-carb eating for all?
Change your opinion on zucchini with this salad
The walnuts are there for texture, and I can’t go past the salty, savoury hit of Parmigiano Reggiano, although a feta or goat’s cheese can be equally as pleasing.
Plant-based diet indulges meat, dairy and chocolates too
Despite writing a book on the health pros of fruit and vegetables, Rhiannon Lambert says you can enjoy a steak or cheese guilt-free.
How to combat the downside of rapid weight-loss ‘miracle’ drugs
If you shed pounds too fast, you risk losing muscle mass. Here are the ways to avoid the problem.
Try this perfect pasta salad tonight
Pasta salads have a bad name and I have a lot of prejudice against them. But this one has a lot going for it.
Don’t try 36-hour fasts like Rishi. A day a week without food is fine.
The prime minister’s regimen is extreme, but will a shorter weekly fast stave off diabetes?
The perfect tomato salad
When you have something this good, it almost seems a shame to cook it, which makes this recipe ideal for those days when it is too hot to even light the barbecue.
Fast for 24 hours and lower the risk of diabetes
Eating only once a day could reduce inflammation associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, study suggests.
Food to beat anxiety – what psychiatrists eat
It’s hard to escape the suggestion that we are more anxious than ever. How diet can ease stress and fight depression.
Hold the chips! Snacks make you more stressed
When your stress levels escalate, your natural response might be to reach for a pie, chocolate or a bag of chips. Hold fire: it could affect far more than your waistline.
How to get fit and healthy in 20 minutes
The latest research says 20 minutes of exercise a day, including running and cycling, is enough.
‘Skinny fat’ or ‘fat healthy’? A future blood test could reveal all
Scientists are developing a blood test to measure the risk of metabolic disease such as diabetes, heart problems or strokes, and it may be more reliable than the existing body mass index.
Ozempic’s hidden danger: users risk muscle, bone loss
An explosion of new patients receiving the weight-loss drug in the mail do not understand how to use it properly, risking dangerous side-effects, medicos warn.
The secret to a healthy gut – an extra cup of coffee
Our guts are a battleground for bacteria, good fighting bad for supremacy. Scientists have produced the most in-depth analysis of these bacteria yet and the results are surprising.
These high-calorie foods won’t make you gain weight
Growing scientific evidence indicates that some high fat foods are not associated with weight gain … and may even help you lose weight over time.
How to know when extra kilos are dangerous
Evidence that the single measure of BMI is a poor indicator of disease and mortality risk is now overwhelming, and it’s prompting a radical rethink.
Life’s too short to drink low-fat milk – and science agrees
The science is in – full-fat milk is the healthiest for almost everyone. Here’s what it says about weight maintenance and saturated fat.
Can you have milk in your coffee when fasting?
Proponents of time-restricted eating can’t agree on whether it’s okay to have milk in your coffee during intermittent fasting – so we asked the experts.
‘Magic drug’ for weight loss now commands a massive price
The impact of diabetes drug Ozempic’s booming demand among weight watchers is forcing desperate diabetes patients into a ‘ridiculous’ competition for supply.
The verdict’s in: Is a glass of red wine good for you?
Red wine good for the heart? Pour out another shiraz! Sadly the glass a day theory can quite definitively now be described as bad science thanks to an analysis of hundreds of studies.
Parents’ education link to childhood obesity
It will become much harder to tell Australian kids to simply ‘eat less and exercise more’ following the publication of a massive study.
Ozempic: the obesity debate that’s dividing doctors
Mel Sexton weighed 163kg before she began using weight-loss drug Ozempic. The results were astonishing. It’s being hailed as the answer to obesity — but some doctors argue it’s an all-too-easy fix.
How to lose belly fat in seven weeks
Groundbreaking research has found that combining time-restricted eating with HIIT workouts can have dramatic results.
Why you should eat more bread
Awesome news for carb lovers: cutting out bread may not cut the kilos. Some breads prove a magic bullet for blasting body fat.
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