‘Toxic’ Sugar Should be Regulated, Say Scientists

Scientists have claimed that sugar is so toxic that it should be regulated like cigarettes and alcohol.

The astonishing claims, published in the journal Nature, say that sugary food and drinks lead to obesity, cancer, heart disease, liver problems and contribute to up to 35 million deaths each year.
It is so poisonous that it should be controlled through legislation and taxation, they say.

The U.S.-based authors say that obesity is now a bigger worldwide problem than malnutrition, and state that there are now more obese people across the world than malnourished... Read the rest of this article  » 

Majority Of British Men Unhappy With Their Bodies

For decades, women have worried about their appearance and weight and it now seems that men are equally as body conscious.

According to a new survey, four out of five British men are unhappy with their bodies and are concerned about their beer bellies and lack of muscles in particular.

The online study from the University of the West of England (UWE) questioned 384 British men with an average age of 40 and discovered that at least a third of them would trade one year of their life if they were able... Read the rest of this article  » 

Avoid Greedy Friends When Dieting

If you want to lose weight, stay away from greedy friends.

That’s the advice from Dutch researchers who say the amount of food you eat is influenced by the people you’re eating it with.

Women who eat with a friend tend to copy their dining companion bite for bite and eat at the same pace, say researchers from the Radboud University in the Netherlands. That means that if you’re eating with someone with a bigger appetite than you, you’ll end up eating more in a bid to match them.

Observed during a study... Read the rest of this article  » 

Forget Sodas And Juice, Drink Water To Lose Weight

We already know that we should be drinking up to two litres of water a day.

As well as the health benefits, water can be a dieter’s best friend. It can help us to feel fuller so we don’t reach for the snack waiting for us in the fridge, and it’s calorie-free. That means we’re going to consume a lot fewer calories drinking water than we would if we drank a soft or sweetened drink with our meals.

It may sound obvious but our appetite for liquid doesn’t vary whether we drink... Read the rest of this article  » 

Women Tell Almost 500 Diet Lies A Year

If we’re honest, we women may admit to telling the odd little untruth about our diets.

Perhaps we inaccurately claim that we always eat five portions of fruit and veg a day, or we say that we only treat ourselves once in a while when, in reality, we allow ourselves an indulgence a little bit (or a lot) more often than that. We may even deny eating those chocolates, crisps, the cake, wine, cheese or bread in order to not be embarrassed in front of our other halves.

The harsh fact of... Read the rest of this article  »