43 h. ago I was a size 6 model and looked 'half dead' but I was still told to lose weight: How the industry has barely changed since the days of 'heroin chic'

On the surface modelling is more inclusive than it's ever been. The hottest models on the catwalk right now are Anok Yai, a South Sudanese-American model, and Alex Consani, another American who is transgender. As wonderfully diverse as this is, it doesn't hide the fact that the industry has gone backwards when it comes to body positivity.

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4 d. ago Scots man 'spent £400 a month on takeaways' before starting Mounjaro

Michael Monaghan felt 'everything was failing' after trying for years to lose weight.

Economics

4 d. ago Scots man who weighed 22st spent £400 a month on takeaways before Mounjaro

Michael Monaghan felt 'everything was failing' after trying for years to lose weight.

Economics

6 d. ago El Salvador’s president denies that Kilmar Ábrego García was abused in notorious prison

Nayib Bukele disputed claims of Ábrego García’s lawyers that he was tortured and deprived of sleep while in custodyThe president of El Salvador has denied claims that Kilmar Ábrego García was subjected to beatings and deprivation while he was held in the country before being returned to the US to face human-smuggling charges.Nayib Bukele said in a social media post that Ábrego García, the Salvadorian national who was wrongly extradited from the US to El Salvador in March before being returned in June, “wasn’t tortured, nor did he lose weight”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The Mounjaro diet: Yes, there ARE foods that work just like the miracle jabs: FAYE JAMES reveals the exact diet to follow to lose weight and silence the noise

When we feed the body correctly, we can influence the same systems that drugs like Mounjaro target - helping regulate appetite, reduce cravings and improve metabolic health.

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7 d. ago Not ‘giving up’: is there another way to describe accepting how I look as I age?

If ‘giving up’ doesn’t sit right, try thinking about it as getting something back: time, money, energyEach month, Ask Ugly columnist Jessica DeFino answers a reader question about beauty cultureHi Ugly,I recently chatted with a middle-aged co-worker about her friend who is unhappy being single and thinks she should lose weight. As Gen X women growing up in the 1980s, our biggest concern was weight and calorie counting to control it (now we can add wrinkles, yellow teeth and odd body hair to the list).My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work doneHow should I be styling my pubic hair?How do I deal with imperfection?I want to ignore beauty culture. But I’ll never get anywhere if I don’t look a certain way Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Hoping to lose weight? Intermittent fasting might be worth trying

Two in five U.S. adults are living with obesity

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1 week ago Mother pleads for help to fund Mounjaro jabs to lose weight for surgery...after 11lb baby caused her stomach to SPLIT

Abbi Smith, 31, from Thorpe Willoughby, north Yorkshire, gained five stone and an unsightly bulge after developing diastasis recti, a condition caused by her abdominal muscles separating.

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1 week ago Weight loss jabs won't help you shift the pounds if you're still doing these things

With Mounjaro being rolled out at GPs down south, experts have listed the reasons why people getting the jabs may still not lose weight

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2 w. ago Dietitian says how much water you should drink to lose weight

One health expert suggests drinking water at certain times of day for people wanting to lose weight and stay hydrated

Events

2 w. ago Trial finds weight loss drug taken monthly helps people lose 20% of body weight – but adverse GI events were ‘common’

The new drug may rival other weight loss medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro

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2 w. ago West Lothian woman fighting fit after dramatic six stone weight loss

Karen Kozlowski says she’s delighted to have found a way to lose weight without having to give up sharing meals with her family.

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2 w. ago 'I was 21st 7lbs but lost 8st after listening to a nine minute podcast'

Susan had tried diets before without success, but says one audio programme has seen her lose a third of her weight in under two years

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2 w. ago Trial finds weight loss drug taken monthly helps people lose 20% of body weight

The new drug may rival other weight loss medications such as Ozempic and Mounjaro

Events

2 w. ago Dietitian: The brutally honest fat loss advice I'd give you if I WASN'T worried about hurting your feelings

An Australian dietitian has delivered a no-nonsense message about why so many people struggle to lose weight.

Events

2 w. ago MrBeast gave pal £300k to lose 7st but YouTube video nearly shelved after death

The high-stakes YouTube star launched a viral challenge to help his friend Madj lose weight and the internet rallied behind the journey but a tragic turn of events risked its release

Economics

2 w. ago Weight loss pill set to rival injections after promising studies

The daily tablet has helped patients lose a significant amount of weight in initial studies

Events

2 w. ago Lizzo ditched Ozempic and 'worked really, really hard' to lose weight

The 37-year-old pop star has been sharing updates from her weight loss journey and she has now revealed she briefly used the controversial medication to help her shift some pounds, but she gave up and focused on improving her diet instead.

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2 w. ago 'It was devastating': Mum left humiliated by incident on holiday says it 'was snapping point'

Michelle Siderfin described herself as a 'takeaway addict' before one experience spurred on to lose weight

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3 w. ago ‘Morbidly obese’ Samsung exec’s boss suggested he get chemotherapy to lose weight: lawsuit

Exclusive: Former sales director Joseph DeRosa, who has a Body Mass Index of 43, claims his manager relentlessly fat-shamed him in front of his colleagues

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