LifeStyle Medicine - Here's something you won't read about in the women's magazines: Weight loss is not a linear process. Read more...

LifeStyle Medicine - Within western society we typically look to drugs for a solution to common health problems. Hence, the massive drive to find a drug-based solution to the world's biggest epidemic – obesity. But all drugs are known to have side effects. Read more...

LifeStyle Medicine - GI is one of the areas of healthy eating that was identified and tested with rigorous science and will be around for some time yet. GI stands for Glycaemic Index which is a measure of the rate at which glucose is absorbed from your digestive tract into your blood stream. Read on to find out how GI could benefit you. Read more...

LifeStyle Medicine - As a population, Aussies are really starting to carry the flag when it comes to obesity with one of the highest levels of overweight adults in the world. However it may no be about how much fat you have, but more a matter of where you store the fat that counts the most. Read more...

LifeStyle Medicine - In terms of weight loss / maintaining a healthy weight hunger is an often discussed topic and major hurdle to overcome. Let's get something straight, first up. In this case when we are talking hunger we don't really mean hunger. Read more...

LifeStyle Medicine - Looking for handy weight loss information? One of the worlds leading obesity and physical activity researcher Professor Garry Egger provides a summary of the eleven claimed ways to lose weight. Read more...

LifeStyle Medicine - Fat content, sugar content or carbs for weight loss? In the end it all comes down to energy. What you are about to read is probably the most important message related to weight loss that you'll ever read. Read more...

LifeStyle Medicine - Low fat dairy products have been touted for some time as having beneficial effects on weight loss. A number of mechanisms have been proposed for this, and one particular study group headed by Dr Michael Zemel, from the University of Tennessee, has staked their reputation on this. Read more...

LifeStyle Medicine - Research reveals that resistance training is good for diabetes management through the positive effect it has on blood sugar. Read more...

LifeStyle Medicine - Recent research has shown that within the hospital setting where calories can be controlled people actually end up eating less overall compared to free ranging carb eaters, and thus lose weight. Read more...