18 Apr How microbes could help us lose weight
Microbes in the gut may be a key to helping people lose weight, according to two tantalising new studies....
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15 Feb Researchers aim to debunk common obesity myths
Think having sex or going to gym class drives weight loss, or that breastfeeding protects a child from obesity? In fact, these are among seven popular obesity myths, according to an article published today in the New...
14 Jun Diets: Not so common sense
Dr Luc Evenepoel's fad-free weight-control book has made him the darling of South Africa's medical establishment. Here's why he thinks diets should go the way of the dinosaur...
18 Apr With This Tube, I Thee Shed: the latest crash diet
How far would you go to lose weight? Would you eat only through a feeding tube inserted in your nose? As unusual (and inconvenient) as that sounds, the feeding-tube diet, also known as the K-E diet, is the latest fad among brides...
29 Mar New evidence on effects of green coffee beans in weight loss
Scientists have just reported striking new evidence that green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short period of time....
22 Feb Will the weight fall off if you cut calories? Slim chance, say scientists
Bad news for people trying to lose weight. A new assessment of how the body responds to dieting shows that it is about twice as difficult as previously thought to shed fat....
02 Feb How now, brown fat? scientist are onto a new way to lose weight
When it comes to fat, what difference does color make? A lot, it seems, especially if you’re interested in losing it. For years now, scientists have been studying so-called brown fat, a type of heat-generating fat that burns energy rather than storing it. ...
10 Jan It’s the calories, stupid: weight gain depends on how much — not what — you eat
When it comes to weight gain, it’s all about the calories. That might seem obvious, but popular diets continue to suggest that lowering or increasing certain dietary components — carbs or protein, say — is the key to weight loss. A clever new American study ...
05 Jan Eight new and lazy ways to lose weight
The holidays are a time of excess. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we diet. Or perhaps not. Unfortunately, we don't all have the self-discipline and determination it takes to cut back on cake and hit the gym. But fear not....
01 Dec The science behind weight loss: separating facts from fiction
The science behind weight loss, is part one of a series of sage and sane scientifically-based articles that looks at obesity and separates the myths about dieting from the realities of exercise and nutrition posted on The Conversation, is a website-based independent...
11 May Coca-Cola’s anniversary: why I’m not celebrating
Cue the music; the gauzy, soft-focus ads; and the focus-grouped fridge magnets: Coca-Cola turns 125 this week...