Weight Loss Articles

It is an inevitable part of a woman's life that at some point they will face the menopause. The period of time immediately before this is the perimenopause and this can often cause sudden weight gain. Try these tips to avoid putting any excess weight gain

The DiaRem score has been used to predict whether patients, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, could be cured from this chronic condition by undergoing bariatric surgery.

Bariatric surgery can be the start of the rest of your life, enabling you to achieve a healthy weight where more traditional weight loss techniques couldn't. Don't be fooled though: it's not an easy way out and it isn't for everyone.

Eating a nutritious and balanced diet is an essential part of anyone's health, whether you are on a weight loss journey or just trying to look after your body.

A very recent study has found that patients diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and who have an increased level of waist fat, are at greater risk of developing complications to the disease than those who are obese.

Overweight people tend to choose unhealthier foods to eat compared to lean people, even though both groups seem to make similar choices when given hypothetical situations. Brain activity seems to be a good predictor of which foods finally get chosen.

Exposure to common household chemicals called phthalates may have an impact on your body weight, new research suggests .

Have you noticed that the pounds are piling on all by themselves now that you've entered the menopause? Welcome to middle age! Is there anything we can do to combat this nasty menopausal weight gain?

We all have heard how probiotic bacteria that live in the human digestive tract are essential to health. Recent research has found that they can even help keep us slim.

Obesity is a global problem reaching pandemic proportion. But what is making so many people obese? Is it a genetic problem? Can we really say it's not our fault, and we inherited it?