Sweet Tooth?

Posted By: Sophie Aug 31 2010
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If you’re like me, you’ll love puddings and chocolate and cakes and sweeties, especially pick’n'mix! Not only that but sugar in tea is always a must for me and I love to home bake. But even if you use lower fat butter or marge for cooking and have low fat cakes and treats, they’re not much better for you… Read more »


Alcohol & obesity

Posted By: Ikram Abidi Aug 26 2010
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The deadly duo

Did you know that obesity increases the toxicity of alcohol and together they dramatically increase liver disease?

According to an estimate, people who consume too much alcohol have good chance of making it to the Obesity chart. Pure alcohol contains 7 calories per gram. Read more »


Finally it all clicks!

Posted By: Sophie Aug 23 2010
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I’m sure many of you have got to the stage where you have said to yourself “Right, that’s it! I’m getting into shape now! No more sweets or cakes. I’m going on a diet!” But then you find yourself eating the same stuff the next day… Read more »


Greater waist size – bigger risk of an early death

Posted By: Ikram Abidi Aug 20 2010
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Waist size has been linked in the past with heart disease and diabetes. But few studies have looked at the link between waist circumference and risk of death from any cause across different categories of BMI or for the huge waistlines that are becoming increasingly common. Read more »