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New Research Suggests That Women Who Become Pregnant While Dieting Are More Likely to Have a Child Who May Become Obese in Later Life.

New research has found that if you become pregnant whilst you are dieting, you are more likely to have a child that may become obese or develop diabetes in later life. As with many of these type of studies, scientists from the … Continue reading

Fat? It could be in your genes!

Scientists have discovered a “greedy” gene which appears to make us over eat even when we are full!  Hooray, we all cry, at last we can blame it on something other than our own weak wills! However, a word of caution!  This research … Continue reading

3 Minutes Exercise A Week To Get Fit – Really?!

Many years of research on the benefits of exercise, both here in the UK and elsewhere, keep coming up with the same results.  Just 3 minutes of intense exercise per week can bring huge rewards. Diabetes is rising at an alarming rate both here and in the … Continue reading

Vitamin D – More Than Just Sunshine!

Vitamin D has had it’s fair share of the headlines just recently. Up to half of all adults in this country have a Vitamin D deficiency.  If you are deficient in this vitamin, then you are perhaps asking for Osteoporosis, high … Continue reading

600 Calorie a Day Diet Could Cure Type 2 Diabetes

A recent study by scientists in Newcastle found that people suffering from type 2 diabetes could be free of the disease by embarking on a 600 calorie a day diet.  After 8 weeks on the diet, patients showed remarkable improvements. … Continue reading

Obese Adolescents At Greatest Risk Of Becoming Severely Obese Adults

Obese adolescents are 16 times more likely to become severely obese by age 30 than their healthy weight or even overweight peers, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Public health researchers found … Continue reading