Drugs for weight loss - Medicine peddles two types of drugs to help us lose weight: amphetamines and drugs which act on the central nervous system as appetite suppressants. M...

Weight-loss Surgery: Nearly 3 per cent died afterwards - Nearly a third of obese people who die following weight-loss surgery do so by their own hand. Overall, nearly 3 per cent of patients who have the sur...

Weight Loss: Calories don’t count, good food does - The only way to lose weight, according to the prevailing calorie theory, is by exercising more or eating less because weight loss only happens when...

Hypothyroidism - It can also affect the heart An underactive thyroid can lead to heart problems over time. In fact, hypothyroidism can be damaging even at subclinical...

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Hypothyroidism - Are you sensitive to cold, and do you feel depressed and lethargic? Do you also have headaches, and perhaps menstrual problems and recurrent infection...

Take vitamin e with your essential fats - Re your report on essential fatty acids (WDDTY vol 14 no 2), we know that EFAs are fragile and easily oxidised, so people who consume oils need to hav...

My weight-loss and liver-cleansing diet bonuses - To lose weight and cleanse my liver, I put myself on a diet of salads and cooked vegetables, little protein and hardly any fat. I drink copious amount...