Food, activity and sleep: How to improve ‘sluggish’ metabolism

A ‘slow’ metabolism is the first thing to be blamed when weight loss becomes a struggle.

Nick Fuller, The Conversation

· Sep 22, 2023 · 10:00 pm

Trying to lose weight? Increasing daily water intake does not really help

The claim is that water helps burn calories and reduce appetite, which in turn leads to weight loss. But there’s little evidence to support this.

Duane Mellor, The Conversation

· Aug 22, 2023 · 11:00 pm

Fibre, balanced with carbs, could hold the key to weight management

Modern processed grains like white rice and white flour as well as many ultraprocessed foods have removed fibres that are naturally a part of many types of food

Christopher Damman, The Conversation

· Jul 05, 2023 · 11:30 pm

After decades of being the standard, BMI is no longer the most accurate indicator of obesity

As the index does not directly measure body fat for an individual, the healthcare professionals now recommend using other measures of assessment.

Scott Hagan, The Conversation

· Jun 28, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Is it better to lose weight slowly or quickly? Here’s what researchers say

Regardless of how you lose the weight, it is very difficult to maintain losses.

Nick Fuller, The Conversation

· Jun 03, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Want to lose weight? Watch others eat junk food, say researchers

Dieters imagining themselves eating junk food consciously associate it with a failure to reach their weight loss goals.

Birau Mia, The Conversation

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Carolina OC Werle, The Conversation

· May 04, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Why exercise probably can’t help you target fatty areas of the body

We can’t choose where our body stores fat, we can’t choose where we lose it either.

Christopher Gaffney, The Conversation

· Jan 09, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Policeman fat-shamed by Shobhaa De on Twitter undergoes weight loss surgery

Doctors at Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital hope that Daulatram Jogawat, who is diabetic and weighs 180 kg, will lose 80 kg over the next year.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 03, 2017 · 02:43 pm

Online courses, diets, and going to the gym: The science of why we give up

People who have measurable traits of higher self-control are more successful in staying the course.

David Glance, The Conversation

· Nov 10, 2014 · 08:30 pm