The author of a controversial children’s diet book which targets children as young as four-years-old, is “amazed” by the outrage it has provoked. Paul Kramer, the author of Maggie Goes on a Diet, has defended his independently published book about a heavily overweight 14-year-old girl who becomes a school football star after losing weight. Kramer […]

Most people love nothing more than flopping down in front of the TV at the end of a busy day, but a new study has shown our habit might be slowly killing us.

Most people love nothing more than flopping down in front of the TV at the end of a busy day, but a new study has shown our habit might be slowly killing us. Researchers at the University of Queensland found that every hour of TV watched by people over the age of 25 was associated […]

We’ve heard of the Dukin diet thanks to Kate Middleton and the Five Hands diet thanks to Victoria Beckham, but what is the latest diet craze? It’s the Fork It diet. The basis of this new diet involves no spoons, knives or fingers after 6pm, so you can only eat dinner using a fork, meaning […]

Nutritionist and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid reveals the tasks you should add to your to-do list today. With long working days, job-related stress, traffic delays and school drop-offs, it’s hard for many of us to spare even a thought for our health. Sure if we could exercise whenever we pleased and had a personal chef […]

These celebs went from flab to fab. Can you identify these celebrity from their before and after weight loss photos?

With just three weeks until Victoria Beckham is due to officially unveil her post-baby body at New York Fashion Week, the former Spice Girl has gone into overdrive to ensure there’s no sign of the 9.5kgs she gained while pregnant with her daughter Harper Seven. Unable to resume her strenuous exercise routine due to the […]

It doesn’t matter whether you are trying to succeed at work, in your relationship or with your wealth the principles are the same. Accredited nutritionist and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid provides you with the top six tips that will help you succeed no matter what. 1. Know what you want You must have the desire […]

A child that prefers broccoli to ice cream might seem like a biological impossibility but scientists think it could be as simple as getting pregnant women to eat more vegetables themselves. A new study published in Pediatrics found that babies can develop a taste for healthy foods in the womb. Researchers from Philadelphia’s Monell Chemical […]

Want to avoid painful and unsightly sunburn this summer? Drink more wine. A new Spanish study has found that white and red wine may protect skin cells from ultra-violet radiation. Related: Eight cancer-fighting vegetables to improve your health Researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council reported that flavonoids found in […]