Diet & Food
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Hormone hope for obesity and diabetes
Taking a hormone pill that suppresses appetite can lead to significant weight loss and may benefit people with diabetes, researchers said today. Read more
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Weight loss surgery may benefit diabetes
Overweight people with type 2 diabetes will not usually be cured by weight loss surgery – but will get better health, British researchers reported yesterday. Read more
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New insights into high protein eating
Putting on weight by eating protein may be healthier than putting on weight by eating calories from other sources, researchers claimed last night. Read more
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New diet boost for brain
A diet rich in healthy nutrients may help preserve the brain, researchers reported last night. Read more
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New Year resolution – two for the price of one?
New Year resolutions often come in packages of two, government health experts said yesterday. Read more
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Meal planning "cuts costs"
Better planning of household eating could save families hundreds of pounds a year, it was claimed yesterday. Read more
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Mediterranean diet tested – in Scandinavia
Elderly people benefit from eating the so-called Mediterranean diet – with longer lives, according to findings published yesterday. Read more
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New pregnancy weight guide
Obstetricians today release new guidance for overweight women who become pregnant – setting out how they can improve their health before their baby is born. Read more
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Walking off the fat
A walk after Christmas dinner may help make the indulgence guilt-free – by helping purge the body of fat from the food, British researchers said yesterday. Read more
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Minerals that protect against cancer
Two trace elements may help protect against cancer of the pancreas, researchers say today. Read more