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  • Diet myths

    Miracle diets promise effective weight-loss, but some are just myths with little benefit to your health or weight-loss.

    May 14, 6:18 pm
  • Weight loss transformation

    A woman who used to weigh more than 180kg has transformed her body and life through an online weight-loss program.

    May 1, 6:18 pm
  • Trainers' controversial campaign

    Fitness trainers Julius and Sharny Kieser are going public with their views saying most fat people are 'just lazy and stupid and as bad as dole bludgers.'

    April 11, 6:18 pm
  • Low carb diet warning

    A low carb diet is one of the fastest ways to lose weight, and one of the most popular, but it's also 'extremely dangerous.'

    March 19, 6:18 pm
  • Fitness regime for the kids

    A boot camp for toddlers is being rolled out in childcare centres in the fight against childhood obesity, hoping to inspire preschoolers to exercise.

    February 4, 6:18 pm
  • The 2.5 minute workout

    You'd have to think a New Year's resolution to get fit and lose weight would be a whole lot easier to keep if it didn't mean hours at the gym, right?

    January 4, 6:18 pm
  • Could exercise be dangerous?

    It's the season for resolutions and once of the most popular is to get fit, but the best intentions can have disastrous health consequences.

    January 2, 6:18 pm
  • What is the Cambridge Diet?

    There are all sorts of fad weight loss plans, but the Cambridge Diet - developed by one of the world's great universities - has scientific backing.

    November 19, 6:19 pm
  • Diabetes on the rise

    Diabetes is Australia's fastest-growing chronic disease, and despite repeated warnings about unhealthy lifestyles and bad eating habits, it's still on the rise.

    November 13, 6:18 pm
  • Drivers forced to diet

    Told they're too fat to drive, bus drivers have been put on notice - in a controversial move they've been asked to lose weight or lose their jobs.

    November 13, 6:18 pm
  • Super foods to make us healthy

    We're being told there's no excuse for being overweight because there's an abundance of super foods with the power to make us healthy, and keep us that way.

    October 30, 6:18 pm
  • Family gives up sugar

    An update on the family that turned their backs on eating sugar, giving it up completely to see what difference it'd make to their lives and health.

    October 4, 6:18 pm
  • Belly Melt Diet

    Set up by Prevention magazine, the Belly Melt Diet has captured the imagination of the world's most overweight nation.

    September 5, 6:15 pm
  • Muscle mums

    They put in the hard yards to get their hard bodies and provide plenty of motivation to get into shape for summer.

    September 3, 6:15 pm
  • Super slimmer success

    Here are some people with plenty to celebrate. They have made life-changing decisions to lose 225 kilograms between them.

    August 30, 6:15 pm
  • Cooking for older Australians

    A squadron of celebrity chefs is stirring the tummies of our older eaters to ensure they are getting what they deserve.

    August 28, 6:15 pm
  • Weightloss wonder

    In the 1990's she was a late-night radio host battling obesity and depression who hid herself behind a microphone.

    August 13, 6:18 pm
  • Giving up sugar

    As the anti-sugar movement gains momentum with health experts, a family has decided to experiment by giving up the sweetener for two months.

    July 30, 6:23 pm
  • All you can eat Dukan

    The latest weight loss plan, developed by the man behind the famous Dukan Diet allows you to eat as much as you like while promising to help shed three kilos a week.

    July 19, 6:18 pm
  • World's craziest new diets

    At any given time one in three women and one in five men are on a diet of some sort, and at the moment the most popular are also the most controversial.

    July 12, 6:18 pm

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