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Health Check: six tips for losing weight without fad diets
Don't limit yourself to grapefruit – increasing the amount and variety of fruit and vegetables can help you lose weight.Dan Zen/Flickr, CC BYMonday – start diet. Tuesday – break diet! Wednesday – plan...
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Six things you can do to reduce your risk of dementia
Challenging and training your brain is important to prevent dementia risk.Photo by rawpixel.com on UnsplashAn ageing population is leading to a growing number of people living with dementia. Dementia...
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Weighing kids at school has more pros than cons but the reasons may surprise you
The key concerns is that kids will develop body image problems and adopt unhealthy behaviours to lose weight.AGorohov/ShutterstockA Deakin University proposal to measure the height and weight of all...
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Will the government’s new ‘Move It’ exercise campaign move us or lose us?
It isn't enough to just tell us to Be Active or Move It.Arek AdeoyeWe need to get off the couch, put down our phones and get 30 minutes of heart rate-raising exercise per day. That’s the message of the...
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How to feed a growing population healthy food without ruining the planet
For many of us, a better diet means eating more fruit and vegetables.iStock, CC BY-NCIf we’re serious about feeding the world’s growing population healthy food, and not ruining the planet, we need to...
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The science behind diet trends like mono, charcoal detox, Noom and Fast800
Mono dieters restrict their intake to one food or food group per day.Alliance Images/ShutterstockEvery year a new batch of diets become trendy. In the past, the blood group, ketogenic, Pioppi and...
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No, serving sizes on food labels don’t tell us how much we should eat
Standard serving sizes are anything but standard.ShutterstockThe Australian Guide to Healthy Eating sets out how much we should eat from each of the food groups. If we eat the recommended number of...
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These 3 factors predict a child’s chance of obesity in adolescence (and no,...
The mother's education level is also a factor.Brainsil/ShutterstockThree simple factors can predict whether a child is likely to be overweight or obese by the time they reach adolescence: the child’s...
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Be kind to your body on lockdown, look to the diversity of people in the real...
Looking at diverse images can make people less critical of their bodies.GoodStudio/ShutterstockIn the past 30 years, there has been a dramatic increase in body criticism. Most women, and many men, feel...
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Are we over weight yet? New guidelines aim to reduce obesity stigma in health...
New guidelines for health-care providers advise supporting every individual to achieve their best health, rather than focusing on weight status. (Shutterstock)The 2019 report from Canada’s Chief Public...
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Using BMI to measure your health is nonsense. Here’s why
ShutterstockWe’re a society obsessed with numbers, and no more so than when managing our health.We use smartwatches to count steps and track our daily activity, creating scores for our fitness, and...
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Should GPs bring up a patient’s weight in consultations about other matters?...
Australian of the Year and body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt has called for doctors to avoid discussing a patient’s weight when they seek care for unrelated matters.A 15-minute consultation isn’t...
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What is the OMAD diet? Is one meal a day actually good for weight loss? And...
ShutterstockWhat do British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and singer Bruce Springsteen have in common?They’re among an ever-growing group of public figures touting the benefits of eating just one meal a...
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Can I actually target areas to lose fat, like my belly?
ShutterstockSpend some time scrolling social media and you’re all-but-guaranteed to see an ad promising to help you with targeted fat loss. These ads promote a concept known as “spot reduction”,...
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I’m trying to lose weight and eat healthily. Why do I feel so hungry all the...
Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, famously said nothing is certain except death and taxes. But I think we can include “you’ll feel hungry when you’re trying to lose...
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5 ways to avoid weight gain and save money on food this Christmas
As Christmas approaches, so does the challenge of healthy eating and maintaining weight-related goals. The season’s many social gatherings can easily tempt us to indulge in calorie-rich food and...
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You can’t reverse the ageing process but these 5 things can help you live longer
Rawpixel.com/ShutterstockAt this time of year many of us resolve to prioritise our health. So it is no surprise there’s a roaring trade of products purporting to guarantee you live longer, be healthier...
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I want to eat healthily. So why do I crave sugar, salt and carbs?
Lisa Fotios/PexelsWe all want to eat healthily, especially as we reset our health goals at the start of a new year. But sometimes these plans are sabotaged by powerful cravings for sweet, salty or...
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Ozempic isn’t approved for weight loss in Australia. So how are people...
Yuri A/ShutterstockHundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their...
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How often should you really weigh yourself?
Diva Plavalaguna/PexelsFew topics are more debated in health than the value of the humble bathroom scale. Some experts advocate daily self-weigh-ins to promote accountability for weight management,...
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3 signs your diet is causing too much muscle loss – and what to do about it
EvMedvedeva/ShutterstockWhen trying to lose weight, it’s natural to want to see quick results. So when the number on the scales drops rapidly, it seems like we’re on the right track.But as with many...
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I think my child’s weight is affecting their health. How can I best support...
kwanchai.c/ShutterstockWeight fluctuation and change in body composition with growth is a normal part of development. Apart from the first year of life, teenage years experience the most rapid increase...
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