Recent Posts Tagged With 'weight'

• Guinness isn\'t that good for you, and other dietary myths exposed

  Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 08:10 in diet, weight, excercise, calories

  As an NHS dietician I regularly hear diet myths used to justify eating habits. Sometimes these notions have a basis in fact, but more often they're based on outmoded beliefs that don't bear any relation to the way our bodies actually work. Food myths...

• How walking can change your body shape

  Posted on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 at 03:46 in health, walking, weight, excercise

  Dubbed the most influential woman in fitness by Cosmopolitan, Joanna Hall is clearly on a mission. "Walking is the main form of exercise for 8.5 million people in Britain," she says, "but 8.5 million people are not doing it properly, so the...

• Are lentils the perfect food?

  Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 02:57 in health, weight, lentils

  Hate at first sight can often turn into love. I remember meeting my husband in someone else's house, taking one look and asking when he was leaving. Three years later, I arrived horribly late at Hawling Church, all dressed up to marry him. ...

• A few extra pounds helps you live longer, study finds

  Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 02:53 in health, weight

  While the obese or underweight are at greater risk of death, people marginally overweight have longer lifespans than those considered to be of "healthy" weight, researchers claim.The findings defy the commonly held belief that staying slim is the sec...

• How apples can help you lose weight

  Posted on Tuesday May 26th, 2009 at 03:42 in apple, weight loss, obesity, weight

  Eating an apple a quarter of an hour before a meal could help dieters lose weight.A U.S. study, published in the journal Appetite, found people ate 15 per cent fewer calories after having an apple. A recent study warned one in three adults in the U...