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Gastric bands, gout, sugar and obesity. The headlines in recent days have been warning us that people in the UK have extremely bad eating habits and are in danger of…

Ongoing concerns about the amount of sugar we consume in our diets and a growing concern about the UK’s obesity rates are enough to make many want to watch what…

Although smoking is becoming less popular in many parts of the world, the total number of smokers is growing, global figures reported by the BBC reveal. In 2012, 967 million…

Many New Year resolutions are made with good intent and, just as quickly, broken. Two of the most common ‘failed’ resolutions are to lose weight and to stop smoking. After…

For many, the desire to stop smoking is present but the willpower is not. And, over the years a popular New Year’s resolution has been, ‘I’ll stop smoking’. As a…

The festive season is a busy time and the pressure is on to buy gifts, entertain and be entertained. But for social anxiety sufferers it is a stressful time. People…

About 10 per cent of 13-year-old girls are ‘terrified’ about putting on weight, reports the BBC. This is from the first UK study looking for warning signs of eating disorders in…

Christmas is just around the corner and, for many, that involves facing the crowds malls and streets for that last-minute shopping. But, some of us do not like crowds at…

Following on news that the government in the UK wants an independent review into cigarette packaging to discourage younger smokers and the possibility of Brussels ‘outlawing’ e-cigarettes, smokers are becoming…

England cricketer Jonathan Trott, for four years the embodiment of the self-absorbed sporting hardman, has pulled out of the Ashes tour to Australia, citing depression as his ongoing problem. He…