6 h. ago Voices: Putting cancer warnings on alcohol would help me drink less

We’ve already got traffic lights on ready meals and calorie counts on restaurant menus, so why not a skull and crossbones on bottle of wines, says Flic Everett

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28 h. ago Scientists pinpoint diet tweak that can help people lose 1lb a week without counting calories

US experts who tested two diets on overweight people found one resulted in substantial weight loss in just under four months, and its already followed by millions.

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29 h. 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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41 h. ago Scientists pinpoint exact number of alcoholic drinks that can cause colon cancer

Health experts from the World Health Organization have revealed the exact number of alcoholic drinks it takes to increase the risk of colon cancer, which is surging in young Americans.

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3 d. 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

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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

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4 d. 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.

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5 d. ago Welfare reforms will lead to ‘appalling poverty’ – Labour MP

Andy McDonald asked for further evidence on how many people will lose out on Personal Independence Payments (Pip) as a result of welfare reforms.

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7 d. ago PIP assessment checks that will not change in DWP welfare shake up

The Government says the eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payments will be changing next year, in a move that will see many people lose out on the benefit

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8 d. ago Legalising assisted dying means 'people will lose their lives who do not need to', MPs are warned ahead of crunch vote TODAY

Opponents to a change in the law on suicide said that vulnerable people including domestic abuse victims, the disabled and anorexics could all be at risk if doctors are allowed to help them to die.

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8 d. ago Over 400,000 people on PIP set to lose daily living payments due to new DWP reforms

The OBR now estimates 430,000 PIP claimants will lose their award between November 2026 and 2030.

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8 d. ago DWP's new PIP points test could see 800,000 people lose £4,500 a year in benefits

Hundreds of thousands of people could lose out on thousands of pounds a year

Economics

1 week ago Weight loss jabs may achieve less drastic results outside trials, study suggests

Patients in real world shed less weight than in clinical settings and may benefit more from bariatric surgeryPeople using weight loss jabs shed far fewer pounds in the real world than in clinical trials, researchers have found.Jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, which contain the drugs semaglutide and tirzepatide respectively, have transformed the treatment of obesity, with studies suggesting the former can help people lose up to 20% of their body weight after 72 weeks of treatment. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Goldilocks zones: Scientists pinpoint the suburban sweet spots where families will be happiest in Britain

Scientists say residents in these areas (pictured) - not too busy, not too quiet but just right - sandwiched between city centres and the countryside, are less likely to suffer anxiety and depression.

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2 w. ago Air India footage shows object 'flying off plane' moments before horror crash

The tragedy saw 241 people lose their lives as the Boeing plane crashed in Ahmedabad, but new footage now appears to show a mystery object coming off the plane before it came down

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3 w. ago Wonder why you aren't losing weight? Your smartwatch could be lying to you

Academics say smartwatches shouldn't be relied upon to count calories as the devices are not accurate at working out how many units of energy have been lost during exercise.

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3 w. ago Denying joint operations to obese patients is counterproductive

Editorial: Rationing healthcare inevitably means difficult choices, but hip and knee replacements can help people lose weight

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last month I'm an A&E nurse and refused skinny jabs because of the side effects

With a BMI of almost 50, at 18st and a size 28, A&E nurse Rhianna Berry, 26, from Grantham, feared she was eating herself into an early grave, but didn't want to use slimming jabs.

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