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• A healthy diet can help reduce stress, expert suggests

  A person's diet and their activity levels can have a positive effect on their ability to deal with stress, according to the Ann...

• Nutritionist: Sugar is 'the work of the devil'

  People who want to look after their health should try and limit the amount of sugar they have in their diet.
  
  That is the advice...

• Bowel cancer risk cut by consuming low-fat diet

  Eating a healthy diet low in processed meats can reduce the risk of developing bowel cancer, the Association for International Cancer...

• Sleep deprived teens gain weight, study reveals

  A study by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine Sleep Centre in Houston has suggested that teenagers who get less than eight hours of sleep per night are at higher risk of putting on weight.
  
  Lata Casturi, lead author of the study, and...

• Achieving a healthy weight 'adds years to life expectancy'

  Being able to achieve and maintain a healthy weight can add years to a person's life.
  
  That is according to Dr Clyde Yancy, a professor of medicine at the Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, who has outlined seven...

• Breast Cancer Care: Healthy lifestyle cuts breast cancer risk but not a cure

  Although individuals have different risks of developing breast cancer, eating a healthy diet and controlling weight gain can help cut the...

• Sex hormone regulates hunger in women

  A lack of oestrogen in the body may cause people to become obese and develop diseases related to being severely overweight, such as heart disease.
  
  That is according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Centre, which revealed that the sex...

• Plastic surgery driven by concern over physical appearance

  People are increasingly concerned with their physical appearance, which may be one of the factors influencing the rise in cosmetic procedures.
  
  That is according to Zara Rabinowicz, beauty expert, who has stated that rhinoplasty and breast...

• Obesity 'increases chances of developing breast cancer earlier'

  Morbid obesity greatly increases the risk of developing breast cancer, according to researchers at the University of Granada.
  
  The team, who studied 524 women, also found that being overweight increased the likelihood of developing breast...

• Government minister suggests no buggies for kids over 3

  In a bid to curb rising obesity rates, the government has urged parents of young children to encourage their offspring to walk, rather than pushing them in a buggy.
  
  The call has come from Anne Milton, public health minister, who has...

• Research exposes women who prefer drinking booze to eating

  Women are reducing the amount of calories they consume in order to allow them to drink more alcohol, researchers at the University of Missouri have revealed.
  
  The study showed that some 16 per cent of college students who were questioned...