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Weight loss: more harm than good
Posted on Tue, 1 Feb 11

Weight loss: more harm than good

The conventional view is that losing weight is desirable, healthy and life saving. However, not only are weight loss approaches ineffective, they may be doing more harm than good.

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Body perception a big problem in overweight women
Posted on Sun, 19 Dec 10

Body perception a big problem in overweight women

Being overweight or obese is a serious health problem however a study has found that almost one in four overweight women mistakenly think they are a healthy weight.

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Not beer belly. Bread belly.
Posted on Mon, 22 Nov 10

Not beer belly. Bread belly.

Fat around the middle is associated with serious health risks and refined grain foods may be the reason you have a wide waist. On the flip side, switching to whole grains may help trim down your tummy.

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Exposure to light at night linked to weight gain
Posted on Mon, 15 Nov 10

Exposure to light at night linked to weight gain

Computer use and television viewing have been associated with obesity and although the assumption has been that physical inactivity is to blame it may be that exposure to light at night is disrupting your body clock and causing weight gain.

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Reduce the size of your fat genes, and jeans
Posted on Sun, 3 Oct 10

Reduce the size of your fat genes, and jeans

Have you been blaming your waist line on your genes? While genetics may play a role in the development of obesity even those with the strongest genetic tendency can dramatically reduce their risk.

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If you have a big waistline is your brain smaller?
Posted on Wed, 4 Aug 10

If you have a big waistline is your brain smaller?

It is now normal to be overweight with most people in the western world being either overweight or obese. A serious consequence of an expanding waistline is a shrinking brain.

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