Brits 'now a nation of dieters'
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One in three adults in the UK try to lose weight at some point every month, a survey suggests.
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Atkins and other low-carb diets seem to be all the rage but only about 13 percent of Britons have tried one and fewer than 3 percent are on them, according to a report on Wednesday.
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LONDON: In the quest for an hourglass figure and washboard abs, many dieters end up putting on extra pounds, a survey has revealed.
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Dieting has fallen out of favor while eating healthier is in, a consumer marketing research firm that tracks what Americans consume said on Friday.
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Rising obesity trends mean that by 2010, half of all UK mums-to-be could be above ideal weight, experts warn.
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For a long time, fat took center stage as the object to be banished from our collective dinner plate. Then the Atkins diet came along, and carbs became Public Enemy No.
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Britons are the world's biggest fans of fast food, just ahead of Americans, while famously gastronomic French are the least attracted by quick meals, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Most British citizens could be obese by 2050, a new government report warns, and the nation's health secretary called Wednesday for a fundamental shift in the way the nation tackles obesity.
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Children are main focus of government's obesity strategy to pay overweight people to get slim
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Frequent binge eating is the country's most common eating disorder, far outpacing the better-known diet problems of anorexia and bulimia, according to a national survey.
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Americans are more calorie-conscious and holding the line on weight gain after years of expanding waistlines, according to a market survey released Wednesday, but nutrition experts were wary of the findings.    The NPD Group's annual survey on eating habits found the portion of overweight Americans holding at 62 percent for a second year...
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Women who are clinically obese don't need to diet to improve their health, say UK researchers.
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LONDON - More than 45 million copies of the books have been sold and everyone seems to be on it, but researchers say that Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets do not help people stay slim.
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Our food likes and dislikes may have more to do with genes than choice, UK researchers believe.
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Low-fat beats low-carb when it comes to dieters keeping off precious pounds, according to a new study from Brown University. The researchers compared the diets of 2,700 people who enrolled in the National
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In the quest for an hourglass figure and washboard abs, many dieters end up putting on extra pounds, a survey has revealed. According to the BBC, the British Dietetic Association said a survey of 4,000 men
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Britain is facing an &#39;obesity time bomb&#39; with only three percent of 11-year-old children meeting the national target of an hour of physical exercise a day, according to a study released on Thursday.