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.
Diet
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.
Crash diets do a fat lot of good
A new book shows counting calories and switching to processed foods is wrecking our bodies.
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