John WhitcombYou can’t just dive in and lose weight? Having trouble with being a little overweight? It seems so simple. Eat less and exercise more! Well, not so easy. Which is why we are all getting fatter. Have you ever heard of the melanocortin system? I...
What Doctors Don't Tell YouXenical (orlistat) is a drug that is described by its manufacturer, Roche, as the "fat controller". Roche is not trying to muscle in on the magical world of children's stories, but is attempting ...
Lose some weight. It has been shown that body weight is a major contributory factor to high blood pressure (BMJ, 1988; 297: 319-28) and that loss of weight lowers blood pressure (New Eng J Med, 1 ...
Everyone knows they should exercise - but how much is enough to provide any benefit? The good news, according to a new study from Yale University, is that a little can go a long way,
There’s nothing like a new drug to cause amnesia in the medical community. Fresh from the Women’s Health Initiative and other massive studies showing that hormone replacement therapy causes cancer, doctors are now waxing lyrical over the benefits of...
The common view is that regular, intense workouts are the only path to fitness. In this special report, WDDTY explodes the greatest myths about exercise and puts forward the evidence for how best to exercise safely.
Those clever people in medicine have come up with a new idea for a slimming pill - a drug that mimics the actions of insulin.
It’s been reckoned that the average American will gain 8 lbs over the Christmas holiday, and we don’t suppose the average Briton is too far behind. Many millions of pounds have been made by authors and organizations, all claiming to have found the...
The trouble with fad Diets: info oon a variety of fad diets and why they may not work
Two or three years ago, I was told that I had glaucoma. At first, I had to use dorzolamide and timolol maleate drops twice a day. Last autumn, the eye consultant I visit every four months was rubbing his hands with pleasure,
