Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) is a procedure that is being increasingly carried out overseas for weight loss. Early follow up studies show effectiveness equal to laparoscopic obesity [...]

A Sleeve Gastrectomy is a surgical procedure aimed at reducing the volume of the stomach to about 15% of what it was. Reducing the volume of the stomach means that less food is consumed before a [...]

Avoiding continuous dieting may be the key to losing weight and keeping it off, say nutrition scientists, but traditional intermittent fasting regimens such as the popular 5:2 diet are not the [...]

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers. Yet, as with many other cancers, there are lifestyle choices and changes that can be made that can dramatically reduce the risk of contracting [...]

A report that has recently surfaced has issued a warning to the current dietary guidelines best-practices. The National Obesity Forum has emphatically stated that it is not “fat” that [...]

Over the past fifty or so years, there has been strong debate as to what actually causes you to gain weight. Funnily enough, it is a misconception that eating fatty food is the culprit. Whilst a [...]

Research has recently shown that gaining even a small amount of weight over a period of time can be detrimental to the heart since it effectively alters the structure and function of the heart [...]