Weight loss plans are all about mathematics. Please see below all the important calculation/figures for you to lose weight effectively.

More women than ever before are surviving breast cancer due to better awareness, screening and improved treatments. However, some of these breast cancer survivors feel anxious or depressed, particularly about the possibility of the cancer coming back. Therefore, looking after the physical and emotional well being continues to be important after the breast cancer treatment is complete.  

It has been a while since I wrote the Part 1. I hope that those of you who have successfully gone through the milestones that I mentioned in Part 1 have lost some extra weight and are now ready to join the weight loss journey again for more achievements.

Now that summer is over and New Year resolutions of eating well have fallen away, Australia’s leading nutrition body is warning against quick-fix diets.

According to a Newspoll survey commissioned by the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), almost half of Australian adults (46 per cent) tried to lose weight in the 12 months to November last year. But only one in five thought they had been ‘very successful’.

It is known that oxidative stress, which is caused by highly reactive "free radical" compounds circulating in the blood, is a factor in most diseases. As dietitians, we often get asked about whether or not taking a huge amount of antioxidant supplements is good for our health.