Few topics are more debated in health than the value of the humble bathroom scale. Weighing weekly helps you manage your weight Research confirms regular self-weighing is an effective weight loss and management strategy, primarily because it helps increase awareness of our current weight and any changes. A systematic review of 12 studies found participants who weighed themselves weekly or …
When an ‘obesity gene’ was discovered by scientists ten years ago, I remember thinking to myself : ‘Oh yeah, I’ve definitely got that.’ It all made sense. ‘People with this polymorphism find it hard to stop eating once they start and usually carry on eating after everyone else is full,’ says Kim. ‘Exercise’ is a word that pops up repeatedly …
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