Despite her recent weight loss, Nigella Lawson does not believe being thin makes you healthy. Appearing on the cover of a UK magazine looking thinner than ever, the 52-year-old TV cook gave a frank interview about her family, food, and her weight. Robyn Lawley: Plus-sized and proud The mother-of-two, famous for her kilojoule-laden recipes and […]

Believing you are fat in your teens could lead to weight gain later in life, a new study has found. Norwegian researchers found that 60 percent of teenage girls who thought they were fat even though they weren’t went on to become overweight in their twenties. Girls with no weight issues in their teens were […]

Jessica Simpson is winning her weight-loss battle and says she has lost more than 18 kilos since becoming a mum four months ago. Although she wouldn’t reveal exactly how many kilos she’s dropped, Jessica confirmed she had lost her goal amount of weight. “It’s not about the numbers,” she told Katie Couric on her new […]

Just after her daughter was born, Jessica Simpson announced she had signed on to be the face of Weight Watchers in the US in an effort to shed her baby weight. The 32-year-old, who gave birth to baby Maxwell Drew on May 1, says that like most new mothers, she’s finding it a challenge to […]

Organic food may taste better, but scientists say there is little evidence to suggest it’s healthier than conventionally farmed produce. Although grown without synthetic fertilisers, pesticides and other chemicals, research by Stanford University found no consistent differences in the vitamin content of organic compared to regular produce. The review of more than 200 research studies […]

A popular inhaled drug used to treat asthma makes children shorter, a new study has found. Budesonide, marketed in Australia as Rhinocort and Pulmicort, stunts children’s growth, cutting about 1.2cm off their height permanently. Related: Formula feeding ‘like AIDS’, mums told The new research is based on a previous study, which showed that budesonide was […]

Each year, one in five Australians suffers from the influenza virus, with more than 2.5 million people taking time off work to overcome their symptoms. Although we are now heading towards warmer days, health professionals warn that this is not the time to let your guard down. Pharmacist Gerald Quigley says the change of season […]

While yoyo dieting may not be the ideal way to lose weight, new US research has found that it doesn’t stop you losing the weight for good. While some researchers had feared that yoyo dieting was detrimental to our health, new research from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle has found that it […]

The trimmed down star turns her back on Hollywood fad diets as she drops 15kg on a spicy new eating plan. Oprah Winfrey has made no secret of her lifelong “war on wobble” with the scales fluctuating wildly throughout her career. But now the talk show queen has found a groundbreaking — and delicious — […]

A leading researcher has urged people to stop drinking fizzy beverages immediately or risk serious health problems. Dr Hans-Peter Kubis has just finished a study of how soft drinks affect our bodies and has reached some shocking conclusions. Kubis has now sworn off “evil” fizzy drinks, and thinks everyone else should do the same. Related: […]