A sweet tooth can be harder to tame than a nicotine addiction, says Pamela Allardice. Here’s what you can do about it. The average Australian eats over 27 kilograms of sugar a year; and that’s without counting added sugar, courtesy of sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup, which is found in many processed foods. This avalanche […]

In my teens, I was slightly overweight, so my mother offered to send me to a well-known weight loss centre in an attempt to lose approximately 5-10kg. I was placed on a strict diet, and had to visit the centre regularly to use their exercise equipment. I was losing weight steadily, until one week my […]

There’s no doubt the current global financial crisis has been tough – but it’s also proved to have a silver lining for families. One in six families report spending more time together as a result of the downturn. And when it comes to the dinner table, more time together is good news for your health. […]

Recent research suggests that modifiable risk factors are contributing to more than a third of cancers. Such factors include being overweight or obese, having a low fruit and vegetable intake, physical inactivity, and smoking or alcohol use. Diet-related cancers in Australia account for the loss of more than 7000 potential years of life. Between 30-40 […]

Here’s something you won’t read about all that often: weight loss is not a linear process. In other words, you’re unlikely to lose a predictable 1 or 2 kilograms per week until you get down to where you want to be. Why don’t the TV shows talk about this? Because they don’t want you to […]

Magazines feature new fad diets every week. Low fat, no carbs, South Beach Diet, cabbage soup diet, high fat, Atkins … are you confused? Fed up with all the hype and the fact you are still trying to lose weight? Read on.

Magazines feature new fad diets every week. Low fat, no carbs, South Beach Diet, cabbage soup diet, high fat, Atkins … are you confused? Fed up with all the hype and the fact you are still trying to lose weight? Read on. Excess fat is your body’s way of building a handy storage of fuel […]

Scientists in the US are working on a pill that could decrease the amount of fat stored in overweight people by almost half in just one week. Thus far, scientists at Indiana University have tested the drug on mice, finding that after seven days their body weight was decreased by a quarter and fat content […]

A 20-year study of monkeys in the US has found that reducing the kilojoule intake slowed the ageing process and increased their lifespan. The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center monitored 76 rhesus monkeys — 30 since 1989, and 46 since 1994 — to study what cutting their diet by 30 percent would do to them. […]

For many Australians losing weight and maintaining weight is high on their list of priorities. And when it comes to weight, there is a lot of talk about grain foods – including bread, pasta and cereals – and the role they may play in weight gain. But do grains really contribute to weight gain? Or […]