Djokovic dismisses vegan term, saying: ‘I don’t like labels’
Novak Djokovic puts his good health and swift injury recovery times down to his plant-based diet – just don’t call him a vegan.
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Eleanor Bradford: Fat chance – the battle with obesity is being lost to convenience and greed
Obesity kills more people than smoking for certain types of cancer.
Some children’s snacks marketed as healthy ‘are as bad as sweets’
Some snacks aimed at children and marketed as healthy are as bad as sweets, experts have warned.
Give young children vegetables rather than fruit pouches, experts urge
Parents are being urged to expose their young children to a wide range of vegetables amid concerns too many are filling up on sugary fruit pouches.
Scottish sisters loving life after losing 11 stone between them
Two Perthshire sisters are celebrating an incredible weight loss journey after losing 11 stone between them.
Aberdeen scientist’s drink invention ‘could prevent diabetes’
An Aberdeen scientist has invented a health drink which could be used to prevent people from developing diabetes.
Aberdeen University study to help fight obesity
Dieting and exercise regimes can deliver success, but surgery remains the most effective weight loss treatment for severely obese adults, according to a study by Aberdeen University.
A weighty problem? Yes, but it’s all down to will power
If you are looking down and can't see the bathroom scales - even although you have both feet planted firmly on them - your body mass index has obviously been compromised by your weight divided by the square of your height.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it twa rowies stuck thegither?
View from the midden – rural affairs with MTV (Meikle Wartle Television) presenter Jock Alexander.
Better food for prisoners while victims suffer leaves a nasty taste in the mouth
How about this for a menu of the day?
Hedgehog deemed ‘fattest ever’ put on diet at Aberdeenshire centre
A hedgehog believed to be the country’s fattest ever has been put on a fitness regime at an Aberdeenshire animal clinic.
Healthy diet may not offset high salt intake
Having a healthy diet does not offset the effects of eating larger amounts of salt, research has found.
Scot woman sheds 12 stone in one year after being told she won’t see her daughter grow up
A mother-of-three who was told by doctors she would not live to see her youngest daughter turn 21 if she didn't change her ways has shed 12 stone in just one year.
How to decide which is the best check-up for you
There’s a growing focus on preventative health right now - which basically means taking steps to prevent things becoming a problem, rather than waiting until disaster strikes before taking action.
Want to lose weight? Then don’t eat your lunch at your desk
Not having lunch at your desk and switching off the TV while eating could be the key to losing weight – according to scientists.
‘How I lost nine stone and went from a size 28 to 12’
Across the north of Scotland, Scottish Slimmers has classes stretching from Sutherland to Oban, Fort William, Inverness, Buckie and Elgin run by managers who are an inspiration to those who have plucked up the courage to come along.
Scarlett Moffatt and eight other amazing celebrity weight loss transformations
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll be fully aware of Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt’s amazing transformation.
North-east slimming group have lost a staggering 445 stone
A north-east slimming organisation is hoping to build on its success with the launch of a second group.
“I’ve never cowered in a corner”
Singer, Loose Women star and single parent Jamelia has had a life of contrasts - career success but personal heartache including domestic abuse in a teenage relationship. She tells Gabrielle Fagan her daughter gave her a sign that she should look for love again While she’s won success as a singer-songwriter, model and outspoken panel member on Loose Women, romance has only ever seemed to bring pain and unhappiness for Jamelia.
TIME TO MAN UP ABOUT DIETS
Still struggling to achieve that bikini body, ladies? Maybe it’s time to follow men’s lead for successful weight loss.
Seven budget bulge-budgers
Desperate to shift some pounds?
LIFESTYLE: Is diet failure all in your mind?
Some people can’t lose weight - because they don’t really want to, an expert claimed this week.
Six parts of food we shouldn’t scrap
"Don't waste the best bit"; something many of us recognise from childhood. But are you aware of the parts of fruit and vegetables which we commonly discard but contain huge health benefits?