This Month
Can a healthy diet help autistic children to thrive?
It’s early days but researchers are hopeful that diet could be a key factor in easing some symptoms of the condition.
- David Cox
July
The cheap vegetable that could save your life
According to a new study, eating carrots increases carotenoids in your skin. These phytonutrients lead to a lower risk of chronic disease and a stronger immune function.
- Jack Rear
The five best exercises to beat burnout and stress
Knowing what type of exercise to focus on when needed is key to allowing the stress chemicals to move through you more effectively.
- Boudicca Fox-Leonard
How to nail the 30-plants-a-week meal challenge
A major study found that the greater number of plants a person ate, the healthier they were. So we had a crack at it.
- Luke Benedictus
Getting tired as you grow older? Here’s how to keep your energy up
If you feel like you’re often exhausted and needing more naps as you age, you should try to put a stop to it before it becomes more serious.
- Trisha Pasricha
Study finds a treatment more effective than Ozempic for slimming down
The analysis found a rival drug made by Eli Lilly leads to faster and better weight loss, causing shares in to Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk’s to also drop.
- Reuters
How to eat your way to a good mood
What you eat doesn’t just affect your waistline but your emotional outlook as well.
- Luke Benedictus
The research that favours swapping meat for cheese
If there’s one thing that can turn carnivores into plant-lovers, it’s those tasty products made from milk.
- Yasmin Tayag
- Opinion
- Healthcare
Vested interests at play in the chronic disease explosion
A search for good nutrition opened a Pandora’s box of snake oil salesmen and crackpot solutions. It also provided clues to the surging levels of chronic disease.
- Tony Boyd
Ozempic could be linked to sudden blindness, says new report
Patients who took the drugs for weight loss were seven times more likely to be diagnosed with a stroke-like eye condition, according to Harvard research.
- Robert Langreth
June
I tried the ‘Tesla’ of fasting diets. Here’s what happened
Valter Longo’s books about the benefits of abstaining from food have been bestsellers around the world, but the science to support his ideas is not conclusive.
- Agostino Petroni
Inflation spikes to 4pc; RBA’s housing warning; Star’s new CEO
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Four easy ways to cut 300 calories a day – and live longer
Eating less not only helps you lose weight – it also makes you biologically “younger”. But there’s no need to adopt a strict diet.
- Sam Rice
16 small changes to make to your diet that will help you live longer
From savoury breakfasts to sardines, these life-lengthening diet tweaks could give your health the boost it needs.
- Emily Craig
How to keep off the kilos after stopping weight-loss jabs
Until now, those prescribed the radical treatments have been warned that they may have to stay on the drugs for life – or revert to their former size.
- Laura Donnelly
The truth about 13 popular weight loss supplements
From green tea to L-carnitine, there are dozens of supplements that are supposed to help you lose weight. Here’s what the experts say.
- Laurel Ives
Longevity or weight loss? Eating less might not be doing anything
Scientists have shown that animals who eat a super low calorie diet will live longer - but they don’t know how or why it works.
- Dana G. Smith
How TV doctor Michael Mosley revolutionised weight loss
Michael Mosley’s many grateful fans are mourning the loss of a truly good doctor after a body was found. He was 67.
- Marianka Swain
‘No trace of him’: diet guru Michael Mosley missing on Greek island
The British TV presenter, famous for popularising the 5:2 diet, set off for a hike in searing heat on the island of Symi, where he was holidaying with his wife.
- Isabella Kwai and Niki Kitsantonis
- Opinion
- Fitness
Why calorie counting doesn’t work
If you eat fewer calories than you burn, surely you will lose weight? The truth is that it’s a waste of time – and sets people up for failure.
- Tim Spector
