Melissa Hogenboom
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- Sep 28, 2026
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'Powerful and beautiful': Here's why we all need body fat (opens the original)
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From releasing hormones to regulating our temperature, fat has myriad roles in the body. Here's why chasing extreme fat-loss goals is so unhealthy. Fat has been somewhat demonised for years. Diet culture tells us to burn it, some food companies market low-fat products at us, and weightlifting forums share tips on how to reach as little body fat as possible. You only need to spend a moment scrolling through social media and you'll soon find advice on how to "get shredded". This sinewy physique is
Could a drug designed for weight loss help athletes perform better? (opens the original)
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GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can reduce weight and improve health, but could they also boost athletic performance? Scientists say the evidence is unclear, but there is a growing debate around whether they could be considered performance enhancing. "The one opponent I could not defeat is the weight," Serena Williams said on Oprah Winfrey's podcast last year. "I literally was working eight hours a day in the gym training and I never could lose an ounce. In fact, I feel like I may have even gained weigh
We're getting mealtimes wrong - here's the best time to have dinner (opens the original)
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It's not only what you eat that matters – your body clock plays an important role in how you metabolise food. "Have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and have dinner like a pauper," my Spanish friend and colleague Javier Hirschfeld told me when I asked about typical Spanish eating habits. It's a saying that has been drilled into him from an early age. In Spain, it's common for lunch to be your biggest meal of the day while evening meals tend to consist of light bites. "Some people skip
We all need to start thinking about our bone health. Here's what to eat (opens the original)
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Our bone density begins declining earlier than you might think. But ensuring our diet is rich in certain nutrients can help to keep our skeletons strong. Drinking milk will help you to grow strong bones. This is some of the first health advice many of us receive. As children, many of us were encouraged to finish our milk at break time with the promise that the calcium would help us to grow a strong and healthy skeleton. But though this dairy-heavy advice is often seared onto our memories from an
The surprising benefits of a five-minute dance break (opens the original)
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From improved concentration to higher creativity, dancing offers a range of brain-boosting benefits. And you don't need to spend hours on the dance floor to feel the effects. I'm in my office, standing in front of my laptop and moving awkwardly to a summer hits playlist. It's 13:00, and I am at work – but this is not just my latest procrastination technique. I am dancing for the benefit of my brain. There's endless advice about how much and when to exercise – often it's a serious business. But f
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