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Wrong fat in pregnancy diet ‘may make kids fatter’

The Daily Mail tells us that eating the wrong type of fat while pregnant ‘increases likelihood of having overweight children’. The ‘wrong type of fat’ in this case is omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. Omega-6 is what is known as an essential fatty acid – it cannot be produced by our bodies, but we rely on [...]

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Overweight people ‘live longer’ study claims

Being overweight can extend life rather than shorten it,” is the headline in The Independent. This and related headlines come from a large review of previous research that found that those categorised as overweight were around 6% less likely to have died by the end of a study than those of a healthy weight. Having [...]

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Is childcare ‘making kids chubbier’?

Children who go to nursery are 50% more likely to be overweight than those cared for by their parents”, reports the Daily Mail in a rare example of a newspaper headline underplaying the health risk found in research. The news is based on a Canadian study which followed children from 1.5 to 10 years old [...]

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Regular exercise raises life expectancy: study

Regular moderate exercise can raise life expectancy — even among people who are overweight, a study said. The analysis, published in PLOS Medicine, pooled self-reported data on physical activities and body mass indexes (BMIs) — a ratio of weight to height — from some 650,000 people aged 40 and older enrolled in one Swedish and [...]

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Diet dilemmas: Is raw food really better for you?

Beef carpaccio, salmon tartare, sushi… You may be convinced that your diet gives your body a real health kick, but the reality is a lot more complicated. Yahoo guides you through the possbile benefits of eating raw food. Read the full article here >>>

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Facts every woman over 40 should know about fat loss

Did you know the average woman gains between 12 and 15 pounds between the ages of forty and fifty five? Here nutritionist and weight management specialist, Rachael Anne Hill explains why and reveals how to side-step age-related weight gain. Source yahoo.co.uk – read the full article here >>>

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Women constantly battle to stay slim

A poll of 2,000 British men and women has found that the average 45-year-old woman has tried out 61 diets. The survey, which was carried out by the bread maker Warburtons, found 75% of British women had gone on a diet in the last year. The poll also found that 60% of the respondents reported [...]

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Mouse ‘fat gene’ gives clues on weight gain

“The secret to staying slim may be all in your genes,” the Daily Mail has today reported, adding that scientists have uncovered a “greedy gene that makes you eat more even when you are full”. Before any dieters lose hope and reach for the nearest biscuit, it’s important to note that this news is based [...]

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