Weight loss
How men are falling into the weight loss trap
Once the domain of mainly women, diet culture has hit men in full force thanks to shows like Love Island and social media.
- by Ed Cumming
Latest
Weight loss tied to a dramatic drop in cancer risk
A new study sends the message that people should seek to lose weight in whatever way they can, whether through diet and exercise or with help from medical therapies.
- by Anahad O'Connor
Popular weight loss tablets banned by regulator over lack of evidence
FatBlaster Max weight loss tablets have already been removed from some websites after a decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
- by Mary Ward
‘Glorified corsets’: the truth about waist trainers
“It’s not training your waist to do anything different... It’s your waist – it’s not a dog.”
- by Angela Haupt
Comedian Dilruk Jayasinha: from childhood obesity to running 42km
The Sri Lankan-born Logie-Award winner discusses losing weight, gaining confidence, grieving family deaths and what it’s like to “die” on stage.
- by Benjamin Law
How to eat cake and lose weight
It is everybody’s dream to eat treats and be spared the consequences, but can it be done? By controlling glucose levels, it seems it can.
- by Brigid Moss
‘I don’t want to look like I’m a grandma’: The challenge of clothes shopping beyond size 14
About half the adult female population is size 14 or bigger, based on waist size data, but the clothing industry treats them as a niche market.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Political leadership
It’s good our top blokes are shredding. Now, quit the sledging
The Prime Minister, like me, has shed some kilos, so why does he deride the Opposition Leader for doing the same?
- by Jenna Price
There are three types of hunger. Here’s how to recognise them
Each one manifests in different ways. Knowing the difference can help to regulate your weight without even thinking.
- by Lyndi Cohen
The way to sleep yourself slimmer
Tiredness doesn’t just make you hungrier – it also means the food you eat will make you gain more weight than if you ate the same food while you were well-rested.
- by Professor Russell Foster
Why women shouldn’t worry about bulking up by lifting weights
While you’re unlikely to get ripped by adding weights to your workouts, you may do wonders for your bones and weight management.
- by Evelyn Lewin