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Nigel from Devon, UK
Hello, I'm Nigel from South-West England. I’m 55 years old. I've lost 23kg (50lbs, 3.5 stone) over the last year so now have *only* 47kg more to lose. I was "morbidly obese" this time last year but am now *only* "obese". I seem to have plateaued recently so am looking for some friends to help me on the way. Good luck to…
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Hello from England
Hello, I'm Nigel from South-West England. I've lost 23kg (50lbs, 3.5 stone) over the last year so now have *only* 47kg more to lose. I was "morbidly obese" this time last year but am now *only* "obese". I seem to have plateaued recently so am looking for some friends to help me on the way. Good luck to you all in your…
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Diet swap experiment reveals junk food's harm to gut
"A two-week diet swap experiment hints at just how damaging a Western diet might be to our guts." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-32494846
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Skipping breakfast may increase heart attack risk
Research published in the journal "Circulation" is reported in many online news sources this morning. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/22/skipping-breakfast-heart-attack-risk/2575723/ http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/128/4/337.abstract?sid=d9d059a9-2174-4adb-beca-9347c303d976…
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Differences between the sexes stretches to fitness formulas
Nice article.... http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/01/us-fitness-sexes-idUKBRE96006520130701
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"food for thought" for vegetarians/ vegans?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10134715/Scientists-find-proof-plants-are-capable-of-complex-arithmetic.html
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Couple lost 37st between them after meeting at clinic
Not sure which board to post this on, but a nice story .... http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/couple-lost-37st-between-after-1954774 37 stone = 518 lbs = 235 kg
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"The rise of the protein drinks for ordinary people"
Interesting article about the growth in protein-supplemented drinks for non-body builders http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22753620
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'Weight loss gut bacterium' found
Very interesting article on BBC News website..... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22458428
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Beetroot 'can lower blood pressure'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22152901 A pity - I can't stand the stuff after having been forced to eat it at school dinners when very young :(
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Can too much exercise cause a stroke? HIIT
"BBC presenter Andrew Marr blames his recent stroke on overworking and an overly vigorous exercise session on a rowing machine. The 53-year-old said he had, to his detriment, believed the newspapers... that we must take very, very intensive exercise in short bursts for good health.".............…
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Meat, carnitine, gut bacteria and heart disease
Very interesting article.... Heart disease and the microbiome - Hardening of the arteries may be caused by a malign interaction of meat-eating and intestinal bacteria http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21576062-hardening-arteries-may-be-caused-malign-interaction-meat-eating-and
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US craft beer: How it inspired British brewers
Not sure which section to post this under. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21541887 I certainly see more US craft beers in the supermarkets here these days.
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The hardship diet: losing weight the Cuban way
Interesting story in the news today ...... http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/the-cuban-diet-eat-less-exercise-more--and-preventable-deaths-are-halved-8566603.html "Food and fuel were in short supply in Cuba from 1990 resulting in millions going hungry and having to abandon their…
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Food retailers underestimating calorie content
Interesting article in today's Guardian newspaper. "Dieters who eat high-fibre foods consume more calories than they think because retailers' calorie count system is out of date" "But the system overestimated, often by 10% or more, the caloric value of some protein-rich foods which can take more energy to digest than…
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PureLifeStyle to start charging
Around the time I joined MFP I also joined a few other websites to help me on my journey, but quickly realised that MFP was by far the best for my requirements, although I did not cancel membership to other websites. I have just had an email from PureLifeStyle saying that they will start charging £3 per month from the 1st…
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UK members: Hairy Dieters repeating on BBC2
If you missed these programmes the first time around, they are being repeated the next 4 nights on BBC2 starting at 7pm on 1st January.
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Intermittent fasting - BBC programme Monday 6th Aug
For those of us in the UK there is a Horizon programme tomorrow (Monday) 9pm BBC2 on intermittent fasting. An accompanying article is available on the BBC website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19112549
