By Judy Davie **”I’m a 15 (turning 16) year old teenage girl with a height of 169cm and I currently weigh 85kg but I’ve always had a fairly solid build. I want to lose the excess weight fast, how can I do this without using weight loss tablets, shakes or drinks?” — Jenny** Oh dear, […]

By Judy Davie **”My family enjoys a lot of Asian dishes. I like to stir fry meat or chicken and vegies and usually add a pre made sauce with rice. As I’m trying to lose weight I don’t eat the rice but are the sauces OK?” — Diana** The problem with many of these sauces […]

By Judy Davie “I make a sandwich every day for lunch with canned tuna. I’ve noticed there are a number of flavoured varieties on the market. Are they any good?” — Marie For convenience and variety there’s nothing terribly bad with the gourmet tuna in the supermarkets, although gram for gram they contain around 20% […]

By Judy Davie **”It’s the same story every time I try to lose weight. Even weekends are easy compared to weekdays in the office. Almost every day at around 4.00pm my energy plummets and I make for the vending machine. Can you suggest anything I can do to overcome this?” — Fiona** There’s a clue […]

By Judy Davie **”I’m finding myself drawn to junk food all the time. I love fruit and vegies but find they are too expensive. I lack energy from eating junk but don’t know how to force myself to eat healthily.” — Tracy** I’ve heard this before and the good news is that you can do […]

By Judy Davie **”My child keeps getting eczema and nasal congestion. Some people have suggested it’s because of milk but I don’t want to cut milk from her diet — what do you suggest?” — Debbie** Only about 10 percent of children with eczema have proven allergies to diet. Removing certain food groups from a […]

By Judy Davie **”I can’t keep motivated to eat healthily all the time. I get bored with healthy meals. Can you help make healthy eating fun?” — Briony** Many people see eating healthily as something of an effort. It’s true, you do have to put some effort in but it doesn’t sound like you’ve enjoyed […]

By Judy Davie **”My 15-year-old daughter has decided to become a vegetarian for ethical reasons. I’m totally supportive of this but worry that she won’t have enough protein in her diet now. Are there any dangers or benefits to a vegetarian diet?” — Joanne** It’s wonderful that your daughter has your full support, but ensuring […]

By Judy Davie **”I just can’t seem to get full. I’m constantly hungry, but any weight-loss supplements tend to make my moods swing badly. Can you suggest anything to help me please?” — Mary** Weight loss supplements often contain certain ingredients that claim to suppress the appetite, boost metabolism, burn fat or control cravings. Common […]

By Judy Davie **”I try to make sure I buy healthy packaged food but noticed when I read last month’s fridge audit on your site that some of the products that I buy each week were not that healthy. What should I be looking at when I’m shopping for food?” — Jenny** It’s quite understandable […]