Dieting should be fun
Analysts Mintel say Britain's £396m a year vitamins and supplements market is becoming a victim of its own campaign to emphasise the value of good nutrition.
So the diet's not going too well then, Kirstie? Alley hasn't shifted any extra pounds yet
'Why I want the burkha banned from our streets'
Mobile phone designed for four-year-olds rings alarm bells among parents
New research from scientists in the US and Greece suggests that the health and longevity effects of the Mediterranean Diet are more strongly influenced by certain foods such as not eating too much meat, drinking moderate amounts of alcohol, consuming olive oil as opposed to saturated fats, and eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts and pulses.
Cross-sectional studies have reported an association between major depressive episode (MDE) and obesity. The objective of this longitudinal analysis was to determine whether MDE increase the risk of becoming obese over a 10-year period. Data from the Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS) were used, a longitudinal study of a representative cohort of household residents in Canada.
Weight-loss surgery such as stomach stapling could reduce cancer risk in women by 42 per cent - but not in men, a new study has found.
NualaBuala added an entry about Lose weight : I haven’t been focussing on this goal – more on trying to eat enough of the good stuff. I’m often quite lazy and grab sweets, crisps and choc when I’m hungry rather than have a proper meal. I know that diets aren’t for me but I’m going to stop buying certain “treats” when I shop although I’m not cutting out everything. If the midget gems aren’t in the cupboard, then I won’t sit down and eat the whole packet!
Filed under: Feast Your Eyes Photo: Danny/Food in Mouth There are tarts, and there are Macau-style egg tarts. They're creamy little puddles of custard, and their sweet, eggy flavor has an almost lulling effect: eating one is like looking at photos of baby animals or listening to Pachelbel's Canon in D on continuous loop. This one, immortalized by Danny at Food in Mouth , appears to be a worthy representative of the breed, which is also referred to as a Portuguese-style tart .
Are you an emotional eater? I am, and I know that overeating for me, rarely has anything to do with actual hunger. Those same tips and tricks that help keep non-emotional eaters' hunger cravings at bay, can help people like us. But, we need to have a few mental tricks in our toolbox as well....
Underweight people and those who are extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight - but those who are overweight actually live longer than people of normal weight. Those are the findings of a new study published online in Obesity by researchers at Statistics Canada, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, and McGill University.
Natasha Kaplinksy takes a £300,000 pay cut to spend more time with her baby
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Kelly Brook and Danny Cipriani are reunited ... on yet another holiday
Angel is the THIRD housemate to fall for Noirin's Irish charms as she declares 'it's love'
Sarah JP and husband Matthew Broderick become proud parents of surrogate twin girls
Filed under: Television/Film , Celebrities Ted Lee and Matt Lee Photo: The Lee Bros. So you think you're out playing hooky from work on the promise of a lovely Southern lunch stewed up by your favorite cookbook authors and then all of a sudden, in strides Bobby Flay . Yup -- "Throwdown." Matt Lee and Ted Lee and the rest of the assembled had been lured to a barge on the Hudson River -- Matt's preferred canoeing channel -- on the premise that the brothers would be filming a segment for a Food Network special called "Lowcountry Lowdown." They'd filmed the first half in Charleston, S.C., and reportedly, the duel would have gone down on their home turf, had Chef Flay not fallen prey to the vagaries of air travel. Read more about throwing down with the Country Captain after the jump. Continue reading Country Captain Throwdown - Lee Bros. vs. Bobby Flay