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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 […]

Bite of an apple

Eating slowly, eating less

July 10, 2014 by Tim Crowe 1 Comment

Eating food slowly and fully is advice most of us have heard while growing up. It is adults though that should be paying heed to this advice with new research showing that the advice is true: eating slowly can help to reduce over-eating. The advice seems credible: eat slowly so that you have a chance […]

Eating on the couch

Less eating at night cuts calories

June 18, 2014 by Tim Crowe 3 Comments

Eating less at night time is sensible advice for someone trying to eat less. Now science has given some validity to changing your habits if you think eating at night means you’re eating too much. Eating less food at night time is sensible advice for someone trying to lose weight. The reason often given is […]

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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