Now that the temptations of the Holiday season have passed it is time to stop feeling like a big fat loser and become one by losing all the fat you gained. And I am here to tell you how to do it in seven easy to follow steps. 1.) Cut all the sugar out of [...]

Many newspapers have reported on new official guidelines for how women can manage their weight before, during and after pregnancy. The advice comes from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The importance of the guidelines is borne out by figures suggesting that more pregnant women than ever are overweight or obese

“Dieting without exercise ‘will NOT help you lose weight’,” reported the Daily Mail. It said scientists believe that this may be because of “a natural compensatory mechanism that reduces a person’s physical activity in response to a reduction in calories”. This research was carried out in 18 female monkeys fed a high-fat diet for several years

“Two key treatments do not halt diabetes in people with early signs of the disease,” BBC News reported. The story is based on a large trial assessing the effects of two approved diabetes medications, valsartan and nateglinide, on the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in high-risk populations