Emotional eating: what it is, and what actually interrupts it
Willpower is a poor tool for a problem that isn’t about food.
BMI vs body fat: what each one actually tells you
A number invented in the 1830s to describe populations is still being used to describe you. It is not useless. It is just not what people think it is.
The best exercise for weight loss is not the one that burns most
The UK’s Chief Medical Officers put it more bluntly than most fitness content would dare.
Bariatric surgery: the criteria, the results and the myth about tier 3
The single most repeated claim about getting weight-loss surgery on the NHS is something NICE explicitly rejected.
Menopause and weight: what changes, and what to do about it
The same food, the same walking, a different shape. There is a real mechanism behind that, and it is not simply age.
Keeping weight off: what the people who manage it actually do
Maintenance is a different task from losing, with different rules. Most people are never told that.
Ultra-processed food and weight: what the evidence really shows
One trial did lock people in a ward and feed them. What it found is more interesting, and more limited, than the headlines suggest.
Fibre and weight loss: the most underrated change you can make
It has no marketing budget, costs almost nothing, and about nine in ten UK adults do not get enough of it.
NHS or private weight management: how to choose
Two routes, different thresholds, very different waiting times. What each is actually for.
Meal prep for weight loss: a system, not a Sunday ritual
Most meal prep fails by Wednesday. The problem is usually the plan, not the person.