The UK newspaper the Mirror has an interesting article about weight on their website (no subscription needed). It has quite a few tips on how to keep your weight under control from your 20s to your 60s. I am not sure whether it’s a good idea to take moviestars and other celebrities as example though, [...]

Time for a rather odd story from the United Kingdom. A guy there almost lost 300 pounds by following the Atkins diet. Now, I have no idea whether it’s true what this guy is saying but the story is interesting nonetheless. He went from weighing 483 pounds to a respectable 203 pounds! His waist was [...]

I wasn’t surprised by the article I read on the BBC’s website about the average European being overweight. It’s quite clear that were are catching up with the Americans. We aren’t there yet, but coming close. Hopefully governments will take some action soon to educate people. I know that I am trying to lose weight [...]

When we reach middle age, do we automatically gain weight? It kind of looks like it. I’d say 90% of the people around that age I know have some spare tires around their waist. Is it an inevitable negative of advancing age? The weight gain is a bit more noticeable on women, this is because [...]