Six meals is better than three for weight loss
7/21/2008 It is often said that eating small frequent meals is better for your health than three set big meals daily. And the science exists to back this theory. In 1964...

The Biggest Loser host on a winner with Aussie Bodies
2/22/2008 Gorgeous host of channel 10's The Biggest Loser, Ajay Rochester, who authored Confessions of a Reformed Dieter, Blubberguts and The Lazy Girl's Guide to Losing...

Why women diet
12/20/2007 In a society that elevates chefs to celebrity status it's little wonder that we are obsessed with food. Women in particular, are prone to treating food as both...

Weight measurement goes hi tech
9/27/2007 Over the past 180 years or more, the body mass index (BMI) has been the most popular tool to define a healthy weight range. Under the BMI, using height and weight...

Put the bite on your sweet tooth
7/16/2007 Having a sweet tooth often feels like being guardian of a child who can never get enough of something and won't take no for an answer! This fondness for sweet...

Survey shows 1 in 3 skip breakfast
7/14/2005 Nutritionists say it's the most important meal of the day, yet over the past busy decade breakfast has been the one meal most commonly missed. Research recently...

First medical guidelines to treat obesity
12/24/2003 In response to Australia's obesity epidemic, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recently launched the nation's first guidelines to help...

Protein: the weight is over
2/13/2003 At one time or another, we've all gone to ridiculous lengths to change our body shape. During my college years and throughout my non-stop party girl phase, some...

The big fat fight
12/14/2002 For a sport-loving nation blessed with the great outdoors and great varieties of healthy food, we sure don't look healthy. Australia has the second highest...

Low carb or no carb?
7/31/2001 Negative media surrounding low carbohydrate dieting is giving healthy nutritional habits a bad name, according to Maria Deveson Crabbe, CEO of Aussie Bodies. ...