Well known actress Pauline Quirke showed off her new figure at the TV Choice Awards recently. Despite struggling with weight for many years she was determined to lose it and lose it she did – all of 7 stone. Pauline told reporters that she used to avoid getting her photograph taken at events and even […]
More and more men are opting to get cosmetic surgery. However, most men are still too shy to talk about what they have had done. This isn’t really surprising as men are traditionally reluctant to talk about their health and medical problems. However, the growth in male plastic surgery follows an increased interest by many […]
Arkansas doctors are warning that obesity among children is growing rapidly in the State. A recently published study has found that the obesity rate in Craighead County had tripled since 1980. It also suggested that 38% of Arkansas students are also at risk of developing problems associated with obesity. Speaking with reporters one of the […]
That’s the finding of a recent study presented to the annual conference of the American Sociological Association. Interestingly the relationship study found that weight gain is more likely after the age of 30. The researchers also say that a previous marriage can also have an effect. In other words, the trauma of divorce increased the […]
A diet can be a hard thing to stick to and with constant fatty, sugary distractions to keep you from your goals it could be helpful to have another force other than your willpower helping you keep on track. With this is mind Self magazine have created a text-messaging programme, which sends you five to […]
Chinese researchers, from Harbin Medical University, have found that if you are trying to lose weight, then chewing food 40 times rather than the more normal 15 times will help fight off obesity. In other words, it is better to eat more slowly rather than rushing, which is a common habit in the West. The […]
If you have heard the old saying: ‘you are what you eat’, you will be interested to learn the phrase now comes with a new twist – ‘you weigh what you eat’. Basically what this means is that there are a number of foods that scientists have found could be helpful in reducing your weight, […]
Well, it seems a growing number of people think there is since the number of women opting for weight loss surgery as a cure is growing in the USA. The reasoning behind this is a known fact that overweight women generally struggle to get pregnant, so it stands to reason that if a woman wants […]
Having surgery to combat your obesity is probably the final straw for people who suffer from weight problems. However it seems surgeons operating on obese people are revealing some interesting facts, which could improve our understanding of why people become obese and may also help design better therapies. Without a doubt, having surgery can be […]
The music star, Jennifer Hudson, has signed a deal with Dutton Publishers, an offshoot of Penguin to write her memoirs about her struggle with weight. The well known singer and actress is known to have recently lost 80 pounds, but says she has always struggled with a weight problem. She decided to write the book, […]