Diet and Fitness
What alcohol does to your body after 40
Anna Magee One glass might be good for your health but more is associated with a host of illnesses and problems.
Five kitchen rules: the healthiest, leanest ways to cook
Paula Goodyer Sometimes it's not so much the food we eat that makes us fat and sick, but how we cook it.
Yoga trends 2016: Activewear, Instagram and introspection
Sarah Berry I recently - inadvertently - succumbed to a popular - but largely inadvertent - trend in yoga; see-through pants.
Fast moves to slow down ageing
Paula Goodyer We've known for decades that exercise is a great anti-ager when it comes to how we look and how we function. It keeps pot bellies at bay by burning kilojoules and fights frailty by building stronger muscles. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. It may also have the power to work deep down in our cells to slow biological ageing.
More menus count calories, but obesity rate remains high
Aaron E. Carroll Does calorie labelling really make a difference, asks Aaron E. Carroll?
Body fat can fight your efforts to lose weight
Sarah Berry A new study sheds light on why some people struggle to lose weight.
No-strings-attached exercise Bodypass launches in Brisbane
Sarah Berry Two to three exercise classes a day.
Chew on this
The kindness cure - a new way to tackle problem eating
Paula Goodyer We all know by now (or at least we should) that fat shaming is more likely to make a weight problem worse, not better.
Goodbye bootcamp, hello wearable tech: Top fitness trends for 2016
Sarah Berry Pack up your war paint and turn the volume down on your shouty exercise instructor, because the days of bootcamp are thankfully behind us.
Yoga classes banned over 'cultural genocide'
Michael Koziol The University of Ottawa Student Federation raised international eyebrows when it cancelled yoga classes because of concerns about "cultural genocide", colonialism and "western supremacy".
Personalised nutrition: Is this the future of food?
Sarah Berry This could change the future of food.
Is plant protein the new meat?
Paula Goodyer The push to make plant protein a bigger part of our diet isn't just coming from the UN, it's also coming from us.
Is this the optimal exercise for staying slim?
Sarah Berry Finally, it's fitness instead of fast food that we want to consume.
Spare tyre worse than being fat all over
A spare tyre round the middle of an otherwise average-sized body is more dangerous than being fat all over, research has shown.
The unhealthy truth about almond milk
Sarah Berry Almond milk is in fashion, but that doesn't mean it is good for you, or for the environment.
Former anorexic's joyful photos go viral
Megan Jayne, 22, wants women to see skinny is not always an ideal.
No sweat: cool tips for hot weather workouts
Paula Goodyer When it comes to working out in the cold, it's the thought that's worse than the reality.
Research finds increasing steps cuts death rate by 46%
Julie Power Increasing daily steps from 1,000 to 10,000 a day can lower a sedentary person's chance of dying by 46 per cent, finds a new Australian research proving a direct link between exercises and pedometers, Fitbits and other popular devices.
