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Is the middle-aged spread inevitable?

Health: Talking Health - 23 June 2010
It's a frustration for countless men and women entering middle age. But is having a 'big middle' an inevitable part of middle age?

Tags: obesity, older-people

Three steps to a thinner child

Health: The Pulse - 20 May 2010
Parents can help their children to lose weight by introducing three simple family routines, researchers say.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, diet-and-nutrition, obesity

Can you be fit and fat?

Health: Talking Health - 04 March 2010
Are you fit but carry more weight than you would like to?

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, obesity

Is swimming a good exercise to help you lose weight?

Health: Talking Health - 18 February 2010
It's often said swimming is the best exercise you can do. But what if you're swimming with your waistline in mind?

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, obesity

Can you exercise too much?

Health: Talking Health - 05 November 2009
What's your experience of getting your exercise level 'just right'?

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, heart-disease, obesity, womens-health

Kids, eat your vegies!

Health: The Pulse - 06 August 2009
Most parents have waged epic battles with their kids over eating vegies. But if they don't clean their plate of the last brussels sprout, does it really matter?

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, diet-and-nutrition, obesity

Lose weight for the long term

Health: Healthy Living - 30 June 2009
People who lose weight and keep it off are rare. What are they doing right?

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, obesity

Obesity research review

Health Minutes - 29 June 2009
A review of 57 studies involving almost a million people confirms obesity increases the risk of early death.

Tags: heart-disease, stroke, obesity

Functional foods: healthy choice or hype?

Health: Features - 17 June 2009
Functional foods, foods with extra 'healthy' ingredients added, are being touted as the answer to a range of conditions from high cholesterol to iodine deficiency. But are they real health food or just hype?

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, obesity, genetically-modified-food, food-safety

Drinks and your waistline

Health: Healthy Living - 16 June 2009
Watching your weight? Don't ignore the liquids that pass your lips.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, obesity

Thin people and brown fat

Health Minutes - 18 May 2009
One of the reasons certain people stay thin is brown fat, new research suggests.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, obesity

Pregnancy weight gain: How much is safe?

Health: The Pulse - 14 May 2009
Extra body fat is expected when you're expecting. But if you're overweight already, you may need to manage your weight gain carefully, new research suggests.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, obesity, pregnancy-and-childbirth, womens-health

Australia's health: must do better

Health: The Pulse - 27 November 2008
A Federal Government health taskforce argues for sweeping changes to food, alcohol and tobacco regulation.

Tags: obesity, smoking, health-policy, alcohol

A tale of three diets

Health Minutes - 11 August 2008
An Israeli trial has compared three diets: a traditional low-fat/low-calorie diet, a reduced-calorie Mediterranean diet, and a low-carb diet.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, obesity

Get fit to prevent cancer

Health Minutes - 07 July 2008
A study of 38,000 men has found that unless you're extremely obese, cardiorespiratory fitness can abolish the risk of dying of cancer associated with being overweight.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, cancer, obesity

The best way to burn fat

Health: Healthy Living - 24 June 2008
Finding the 'best' exercise to burn fat is less important than keeping at it.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, obesity

How to keep weight off

Health Minutes - 29 April 2008
A review of the available evidence from weight loss trials shows it's possible to get weight off and keep it off.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, obesity

Cancer in overweight older women

Health Minutes - 17 April 2008
One in 20 cancers in post menopausal women can be blamed on being overweight or obese.

Tags: cancer, obesity, womens-health

Keeping weight off

Health Minutes - 02 April 2008
Losing weight is hard; keeping it off is harder still. Can it be done, and how? US researchers compared some strategies.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, obesity

Cancer of the oesophagus

Health Minutes - 25 March 2008
Adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus is becoming more common in rich countries. An Australian study has found that obesity is one of the major risk factors.

Tags: cancer, reflux-heartburn, obesity

Maintaining weight loss in kids

Health Minutes - 20 February 2008
Researchers have found that like adults, when children are put on a weight loss program they fail to keep off the weight, and need a program that maintains their weight loss.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, obesity

Beat the bulge, drop the drugs

Health: Your Stories - 07 February 2008
Alex Bennett lost 15 kilograms in six months. The bonus? He no longer needs medication for blood pressure, gastric reflux or cholesterol.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, mens-health, obesity

Is your weight healthy?

Health: Quizzes - 17 January 2008
Calculate your body mass index and check your waist measurement.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, exercise-and-fitness, obesity

The great weight debate

Health: Features - 17 January 2008
What's the best way to lose weight - diet or exercise? Should you count each kilojoule? Must you jog at dawn? Here's the bottom line on what works.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, obesity

What motivates you?

Health: Quizzes - 20 December 2007
Do you find it hard to stay motivated when it comes to looking after your health? It may help to match your lifestyle changes with your thinking style.

Tags: exercise-and-fitness, diet-and-nutrition, obesity, lifestyle-and-leisure

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