Side effects of weight loss medicines: what’s common, what’s rare and when to get help
Most of it is your gut adjusting, and it passes. A few things aren’t — here’s how to tell one from the other, and when to ring someone.
Mounjaro vs Wegovy: how do they compare?
Two weekly injections, endlessly compared and rarely explained properly. Here’s what the trials actually measured, side by side.
What is a healthy BMI in the UK? Ranges, limits and a better measure
BMI was never designed to judge one person. It’s still a decent first check — here’s what the UK ranges mean, and the 30-second measurement that tells you more.
Weight loss for men: what’s different and what works
Men carry it round the middle and are usually the last to ask about it. Here’s what’s actually different about men’s weight, and what shifts it.
How to lose weight without losing muscle
The scales don’t tell you what you lost. Lose muscle and you feel worse and regain faster — here’s how to make sure it’s mostly fat going.
Visceral fat: what it is, why it matters and how to lose it
The fat you can’t pinch is the one that counts. It sits around your organs, does the most damage, and it’s the first to shift when you get things right.
Weight loss plateau: why it happens and how to break it
Everyone stalls. It isn’t willpower running out, it’s your body doing exactly what it was built to do — and there are ways around it.
Sleep and weight loss: how a bad night changes your appetite
The least glamorous weight-loss advice there is: go to bed. Two short nights are enough to change what your body asks you to eat.