An Instagram blogger who managed to lose an amazing seven stone in just two years has revealed the secrets to her weight loss success. Rebecca Grafton (aka @MyGirlishWhims) from the US began her diet journey in January 2014 after booking a beach holiday in May of that year. ‘My weight ballooned up higher than it …

Obese people who follow a low-fat weight-loss plan could tack extra years onto their life, a new review of medical evidence suggests. Such diets appear to help decrease overall risk of early death by 18 percent in people with obesity, amounting to six fewer deaths for every 1,000 people, researchers concluded. “Weight loss by cutting …

Ashley Graham has been celebrated as one of the world’s most successful plus-size models, but she would never call herself that. Graham told CBS Sunday Morning that she doesn’t like the word “plus-size” and she’d rather we not use it to describe her. “I think the word ‘plus-size’ is so divisive to women,” she said …

Losing weight is never easy, but new research shows that making simple, small changes in the way we interact with food could have a big impact on our health. Scientists in the UK set out to establish the way in which eating behaviour is influenced by both cognitive and environmental triggers. To do this, they …

WHY SHOULD YOU NEVER EAT BANANAS AT BREAKFAST? If you are used to grabbing a banana as your on-the-go breakfast when you don’t have time to sit down, we’re about to break some terrible news to you: it’s really not a good option if you’re trying to watch your weight. Yes, bananas are full of …