Obesity is known to increase a person’s risk of death and now, new findings from a study of more than 90,000 women indicate that the risk continues to increase as the severity of obesity worsens.

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Losing weight may actually make cellulite worse, a study suggests. Around 85% of women have cellulite - with celebrity magazines delighting in spotting famous women with tell-tale “orange peel” dimples on their thighs.

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If you’re suffering from the orange-peel effects of cellulite, then you’re not alone. Around 90% of the world’s female population suffers from it, although it’s more common in caucasian women. What’s more it doesn’t discriminate between fat or thin, rich or poor - even celebrities can’t escape it. Paris Hilton, Sienna Miller and Jerry Hall (to name but a few) have all been ‘papped’ with wobbly skin on show. (more…)

When it comes to optimal nutrition, men and women have different considerations. The distinctions are subtle, but they may affect a man’s health, reports the September issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. Here are some of the differences:

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Pregnancy is a time of increased nutritional needs, both to support the rapidly growing fetus and to allow for the changes occurring in the pregnant woman’s body. Throughout pregnancy, recommended intakes of vitamins and minerals are higher than for the non-pregnant state. For example, the recommendation for folic acid is 50 percent higher (1) and the recommendation for iron is doubled (2) in pregnancy. Vegetarian and vegan diets can easily meet these nutrient needs (more…)

Olive oil contains Oleic Acid - it seems that Oleic Acid is the important ingredient that protects women from breast cancer. Scientists have often wondered and disagreed on why the Mediterranean diet helps women lower their risk of developing breast cancer and why it also protects us from many forms of heart disease - perhaps, now scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago have the answer (with regards to breast cancer). Team leader, Dr. Javier Menendez, said that oleic acid (found in olive oil) blocks the action of a cancer causing oncogene - HER-2/neu. HER-2/neu is found in one third of all breast cancer patients.

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If a man told you he’d got an ED, what would you think? Surprised that he was telling you about his erectile dysfunction and a little impresssed at his courage because it’s something that’s not easy to talk about. Maybe.

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The low-carb lifestyle - with its emphasis on eating meat and dairy products - has removed the stigma of dieting, reports Judith Woods. That’s welcome news for the quarter of men estimated to be obese. (more…)

Atkins-style diets could be the perfect solution to the middle-aged spread in men, new research suggests. (more…)

WESTERN diets of “addictive” foods, high in calories and low in fibre, are causing hormonal imbalances that encourage children to overeat, researchers said yesterday. (more…)