This excellent study has a great take home message; regardless of your BMI or weight, adopting healthy habits improves health. The researchers looked at 4 healthy habits (smoking, alcohol use, eating fruit/veg, exercising) and...
Eating disorders are common. They can occur in anyone, both females and males at any age, including childhood but are particularly common in the teens and early twenties. It’s a common misperception that you...
Most people associate obesity with poor health. Evidence suggests that perhaps this isn’t always the case. In fact for certain chronic health conditions, it seems that those with a higher BMI can have...
Burning calories is the least important reason to exercise. Physical benefits: Regular movement can halve your death rate Improved energy; your muscles become more efficient at using oxygen Stronger bones, tendons, ligaments and...
Just like healthy bodies, eating disorders come in all shapes and sizes. Anorexia and Bulimia are the most well-known disorders but there are many others. Eating disorders are common, with about one in 20...
