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Why do we regain weight?

February 5, 2017 by Tim Crowe 6 Comments

It’s a simple question which has stumped obesity researchers for decades: why do most people who diet to lose weight, regain it? A drop in metabolism gets the most blame, but the hidden culprit could simply be an increase in appetite. Losing weight is easy; keeping the weight off is the hard part. No need to […]

Chocolate cake guilt predicts unhealthy eating habits

October 15, 2014 by Tim Crowe 4 Comments

Any research involving chocolate cake is sure to grab the public’s attention. Now some serious chocolate cake research has found that how a person feels about chocolate cake, be it chocolate cake guilt or celebration, can predict how healthy their behaviours are and how likely they are to lose weight. With health and nutrition stories […]

how to spot a fad diet

10 tips on how to spot a fad diet

June 4, 2014 by Tim Crowe 8 Comments

Diets. They are oh so tempting with their promises of quick, easy and sustainable weight loss. And for the hardened dieter, there is never a lack of new options to replace last month’s failed diet. Now, I’m the first to admit that advice of eating healthier and getting more active isn’t going to connect with […]

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‘One diet to rule them all’ – The best diet for health

March 26, 2014 by Tim Crowe 3 Comments

How is a person to make sense of the conflicting nutrition messages they read and hear about each day? I could blame no one for throwing their hands up in despair, proclaiming that all nutrition health messages are bunkum because they are always changing. But digging deeper, the basic fundamentals  have never really changed. Despite […]

Food temptation

The cheat meal and how weekend cheaters weigh less

March 12, 2014 by Tim Crowe 5 Comments

For those following a strict diet to lose weight, a new study proposes that there may just be merit in the idea of  a weekend cheat meal in loosening the bonds of food self-control. Making concerted dietary changes and having them stick long term to help with weight loss is tough. Just how many people fall […]

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