Artificial sweeteners may make you fat
With nearly 40% of the world’s population now classified as obese, and increasing evidence pointing to sugar as the culprit, […]
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Have we got the causes of type 2 diabetes wrong?
The proportion of adults with diabetes around the world has risen from 4.7% in 1980 to more than 8.5% today.
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Are diet pills the silver bullet for obesity?
Welcome to part nine of The science behind weight loss, a series in which we separate the myths about dieting
Weight loss and the brain: why it’s difficult to control our expanding waistlines
Welcome to part eight of The science behind weight loss, a series in which we separate the myths about dieting
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Quick and easy, or painful and risky? The truth about liposuction
Welcome to part seven of The science behind weight loss, a series in which we separate the myths about dieting
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An online tool to help achieve your weight-loss goal (no, it’s not a fad diet)
Welcome to part four of The science behind weight loss, a Conversation series in which we separate the myths about
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Food v exercise: What makes the biggest difference in weight loss?
Welcome to part four of The science behind weight loss, a series in which we separate the myths about dieting
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Want to set up a weight loss scam? Here’s how …
Welcome to part two of The science behind weight loss, a new series in which we separate the myths about
Diets and weight loss: separating facts from fiction
Welcome to The science behind weight loss, a new series where we separate the myths about dieting from the realities
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Food labelled ‘snack’ leaves you hungrier than food labelled ‘meal’
Jane Ogden, University of Surrey Eating pasta labelled “snack” rather than “meal” made people eat more later on, our latest
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