BMI

Why BMI is Used as a Starting Point in the Surgical Management of Obesity

Obesity has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of preventable disease and premature death in Australia. It is therefore important to be able to easily identify people who are most...


When Diets Don’t Work

Anybody who has ever tried to lose weight, especially a significant amount of weight, knows that it is like trying to swim upstream against a strong current. Even with a...


Study Links 13 Cancer Types to Obesity

This week the Australian Medical Association sent a notice to doctors stating eight further types of cancer have now been strongly linked to having excess weight or obesity, bringing the...


The Principles of Mindful Eating

Principles of Mindfulness: Mindfulness is deliberately paying attention, non-judgmentally. Mindfulness encompasses both internal processes and external environments. Mindfulness is being aware of what is present for you mentally, emotionally and...