The global weight-loss market is worth about £250billion, with much of its profitability hinging on calorie counts and booming sales of diet food and drinks. But when you set the runaway success of this sector against the world’s ever-rising obesity levels, it’s obvious something isn’t working. I have been an epidemiologist for 30 years, studying … Read more
Most of us know so little about what we put on our plates. Faced with an amazing diversity of foods from all around the world, we tend to return to the same old staples and the same tired fruit and veg choices without realising that this is not good for our health or good for … Read more
With the rising cost of living, it’s becoming increasingly expensive to eat healthily. As part of an occasional new series, Good Health asked dietitian Dr Sarah Schenker to create a series of wholesome, inexpensive meals using a selection of cheap store-cupboard staples, this week starting with cans. ‘You can slash the cost of any meal … Read more
It’s the age-old conundrum that has never been answered with any conviction, with experts seemingly clueless over whether we should pour a glass of wine with dinner or not. Yet it’s not just sauvignon blanc, merlot and chardonnay that find themselves in the middle of a scientific tug-of- war. Over the past few decades, a … Read more
Former private schoolboy and rugby talent Adam Gilchrist, 44, fought hard to ward off bankruptcy in the years before founding the F45 cult gym craze The Australian founder of global fitness empire F45 made desperate efforts to avoid bankruptcy before launching the cult gym, documents reveal. Daily Mail Australian has obtained exclusive documents which show … Read more
They have prevented countless heart attacks and strokes and probably saved the lives of millions in the process. And despite being heralded as game-changers when they were first rolled out to the masses in the 1980s, statins have got a bad rap in recent years. On their way to becoming one of the most prescribed drugs … Read more
The founder of Australian-based global fitness empire F45, who recently stepped down from the company after its share price plummeted more than 60 per cent has dropped from sight. And even Adam Gilchrist’s onetime close business partner – his F45 co-founder Rob Deutsch – doesn’t know where he is. Mr Gilchrist walked away from F45 … Read more
Britain is returning to the era of asylums, a top doctor has warned, after figures obtained by The Mail on Sunday show the number of mental health patients locked up in psychiatric hospitals against their will has spiralled over the past four decades. A person with a mental disorder can be legally detained for treatment … Read more