The results of a survey by weight-loss company Atkins suggest that over half of women in the UK think more about food than they do about sex. Atkins surveyed 1,290 women dieters across the UK. In addition to 54 per cent of the women confessing that they thought about food more than they thought about sex, over a third of the women, 37 per cent, said they thought about food and dieting more than they thought about their partner. One in four of the women surveyed by Atkins admitted they thought dieting... ...Read more »

A major survey by one of CHOICE’S sister publications has challenged some myths about how slim people stay that way — are they blessed with the right genes or does it come down to plain hard work? The answer is very few of us can keep down our weight without exercising and eating healthy foods. And beware the “low-carb” diet – the study found people who restricted carbohydrates were more likely to have a higher body mass index (BMI). Consumer Reports, the magazine of... ...Read more »