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Anyone who has tried to diet will know only too well that there is usually one fundamental flaw: sticking to them in the long term is close to impossible.It's a similar story with the weight-loss jabs like Mounjaro and Wegovy, with…

Examining her reflection in the bathroom mirror, Emma Bardwell felt utterly defeated – and barely recognised the unhappy woman staring back at her.Then 48, the leading nutritionist was in the throes of perimenopause and battling…

Cindy Crawford swore by it for keeping herself trim; Claudia Schiffer loved it for saving time; Madonna famously used hers while on the phone. In the mid-Noughties, no A-lister’s workout was complete without one particular piece of…

At the age of 35, Leanne was badly overweight – and thoroughly miserable.Tipping the scales at 14st 4lbs, her clothes no longer fitted and she was drained of energy.Although she’d previously been a keen runner, her extra weight meant…

I am not sure I could have blushed a deeper red. At a friend’s dinner party, I was slightly alarmed to see my own GP among the guests, and then utterly mortified when she leaned over to whisper at me as the host filled my wine glass.…

Pamela Anderson, Olivia Wilde and Sharon Stone led a cavalcade of stars at the Fashion Trust US Awards in Los Angeles this Tuesday.Boldface names galore flocked to see honors showered on such designers as Yves Saint Laurent's longtime…

With a growing list of pressures - three children to look after, her own health problems, and then her husband's cancer scare - Gillian Thomas found her weight creeping up.Tipping the scales at 18 stone, she hated seeing herself in the…

A sudden, stabbing pain in the back, waves of nausea and bouts of vomiting so severe some patients collapse. For 600,000 Americans every year, that is the reality of developing kidney stones - pebble-like clumps of minerals that form in…

By GEOFFREY WANSELL Published: 05:20 EDT, 27 March 2026 | Updated: 05:20 EDT, 27 March 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- Judge Stone by…

Researchers have identified traces of plant toxins on Stone Age arrowheads – making it the oldest known arrow poison in the world to date.A team analysing 60,000–year–old quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu–Natal,…