2 h. ago The 5 ‘healthy’ drinks that ain’t so healthy – rotting your teeth and silently turbocharging your weight GAIN

WEIGHT loss, better sleep, glowing skin and more energy – when a product makes such bold health claims, it’s no wonder it becomes so popular. Matcha has reached peak mania this year, with Caffè Nero, Starbucks, Costa, Pret and major supermarkets all jumping on the bandwagon. Made from ground green tea leaves, it’s often served...

Politics

54 h. ago How fatty winter snacks can trick your body into gaining weight

Ultraprocessed foods make up around half of Americans’ diet, and diets high in those products have been tied to majorly negative health outcomes

Politics

5 d. ago ‘I can’t control how others perceive me’: Sydney Sweeney on boxing, weight gain and her flair for controversy

She ignited a culture war with a jeans advert. Now she has delivered a knockout performance as boxer Christy Martin. Sweeney talks about taking punches in the ring – and in the mediaThere was much blood and sweat – but few tears – involved in Sydney Sweeney’s transformation into Christy Martin. David Michôd’s biopic of the trailblazing fighter, who hauled women’s boxing into the US mainstream in the mid-1990s, spends much of its runtime recreating Martin’s real-life fights. And she doesn’t always win. I left the screening wondering if I had genuinely just seen Sweeney – whose acclaimed acting career, canny commercial ventures and unwitting contributions to the online outrage cycle have combined to make her one of the world’s most famous women – being mercilessly and repeatedly punched in the head. Turns out I had.“Oh yeah, they were all real. Every fight that you see, we’re hitting each other,” says the 28-year-old cheerily. “I had concussions, there were some bloody noses.” Were th...

Politics

1 week ago I blamed my moon face on too many dates but truth was more sinister

Hannah Richards began to gain weight, but thought it was because she was in a new relationship

Politics

2 w. ago The real reason you’re putting on weight in midlife – and it’s not just your metabolism

Ageing does affect metabolism, but lifestyle choices also play a big part in weight gain

Politics

3 w. ago Huge difference between side effects of different antidepressant drugs, study reveals

People on certain antidepressants gained up to 2kg within weeks of starting the treatment

Events

3 w. ago Sertraline and citalopram linked to change in weight and blood pressure

The antidepressants, alongside others like amitriptyline and maprotiline, have been found to change heart rate and cause some people to gain weight rapidly

Events

3 w. ago Antidepressant prescribed to millions causes significant heart risk and weight gain, major review reveals

Antidepressants could be putting millions of patients at increased risk of weight gain, hypertension and heart problems a major review has today revealed.

Economics

3 w. ago Common medication linked to weight gain within a matter of weeks

People on certain antidepressants gained up to 2kg within weeks of starting the treatment

Politics

3 w. ago Lily Allen, 40, poses for her sexiest shoot to date... as she predicts critics will brand her 'sad and too old' for the 'powerful' images and details how her boob job 'enticed' her to gain weight

Lily Allen has posed for her sexiest shoot to date - which she predicts will lead to critics stating: 'She's so sad, she's so desperate, she's too old for this'. 

Economics