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Salter's Phantom Scale has never been this cheap before

These smart scales are a Black Friday bargain - we've tested them

pharmacy student checking a patient's blood pressure

Public invited for free health checks

Serious learning was combined with fun activities and the opportunity to sample deliciously nutritious treats

Community well-being day leaves visitors and charity in rude health!

Sofia Alessia, 27, with her daughter Alya-Valentina, 4, after weight loss surgery.

Mum who nearly died from weight loss surgery warns it 'isn't worth' it

Better leisure centre gym

Better leisure centres across Preston to host free community open days

Tirzepatide: what is weight loss drug and how is different to Ozempic?

Blaise was alarmed to find he is shrinking. Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: I’ve realised I am also not as tall as the man I used to be

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

A bad back meant missing out on a sunset catamaran cruise

Who's The Daddy: This time my back pain has ‘gone’ a step too far

Child obesity action call.

75 per cent of all Year 6 boys in the north west are now obese

Top five tips to reduce snoring – including reducing alcohol intake and sleeping...

Newly released NHS data shows that nearly a quarter of children in Lancashire are finishing primary school obese.

Nearly a quarter of older primary school children in Lancashire are obese

People can drop in to UCLan on Friday, November 11, for a free health check.

UCLan to offer free health MOTs to Prestonians on Friday

Louise Morgan (imaging lead), Sam Sheehan (executive director) and Elizabeth Barker (imaging clinical services manager) in the newly completed X-ray department.

Lancaster private hospital opens brand new £520,000 X-ray department

A person with suspected stroke may have sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes (Photo: Adobe)

Irregular evening meal times could increase stroke risk, study warns

Your waist size should be less than half your height to keep health problems at bay (Photo: Adobe)

NHS says keep waist size to less than half your height to be healthy Claire Schofield

People risk developing type 2 diabetes if they can’t fit into the jeans they were wearing at the age of 21, one of the world’s leading experts on the disease has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

People who ‘can’t fit into jeans they wore aged 21’ risk developing type 2 diabe...

People considered obese are more likely to catch Covid, according to a study (Getty Images)

People with higher BMI 'more likely to test positive for Covid'

More than half of adults have no idea what affects their life insurance premiums

1.7m more people will be told to shield in England - and will get priority access for Covid vaccines (Photo: Shutterstock)

1.7m more people will be told to shield in England - and will get priority acces...

Vegans are more likely to break bones than meat eaters - according to a new stud...

This is how to find out your 'Covid-age' - and what it means

A report has suggested that men with beer bellies have a higher chance o dying if they are diagnosed with prostate cancer (Getty Images)

Men with beer bellies more likely to die from prostate cancer suggests study - h...

NHS England is trying to tackle type 2 diabetes with plans to encourage some of those with the condition to undertake a soup and shakes weight-loss plan (Photo: Shutterstock)

People with type 2 diabetes will be entitled to free soups and shakes from the N...

I’ve reached a ripe old age

Girls are starting puberty almost a year earlier than in the 1970s - here's why

Water is the most commonly reported dieting tool

Middle age spread 'can be stopped - by drinking litres of water'
Middle age spread can be stopped in its tracks - by drinking litres of water, according to new research.
Iain Lynn

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Middle age spread 'can be stopped - by drinking litres of water'

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Coffee 'could help you slim'

A cup of coffee can stimulate "brown fat"

Coffee 'could help you slim'

Sleeping in front of the TV could be making you fat - here’s why

Most of the factors that lead to obesity, can be identified before a child is even born (Photo: Shutterstock)

These tests will show whether your child will be fat by the age of 10

Asif Ibrahim now

A Preston dad shows amazing results as he lost half his body weight with Slimmin...

Harley Mullen was branded overweight

As county four-year-old is branded overweight, what is BMI and how do the govern...

Mica Pullen and her son Harley

Lancashire mum: How dare the NHS say my boy is overweight?

New NHS figures reveal one in five children finishing primary school in Preston are obese

One in five primary schoolchildren in Preston are obese

Nasty Gal's Bikini advert

Nasty Gal ads banned for using model who seemed 'unhealthily underweight'

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How commuting every day negatively affects your health and wellbeing

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Watching too much TV could lead to higher risk of heart disease and cancer

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Boys 'less fit than they were 20 years ago - regardless of their weight'

'Too much telly at age two makes for unhealthy teenagers'

Eating more slowly 'may be the best way to lose weight'

Body fat 'triggers breast cancer in normal weight women'

Young women who binge drink dramatically increase their risk of developing diabetes as they get older

Binge drinking '˜causes diabetes in women - but not men'

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Eating avocados could beat heart disease and flab

Overweight and obese workers take more sick days

One too many: exercise is not the only solution to reducing the obesity epidemic

Brits consuming 100 million fast food and takeaway meals a week

Around 25,000 cancer cases could be prevented in the UK every year if everyone was a healthy weight

Obesity now 'strongly linked' to many cancers

Mums who pile on the pounds during pregnancy are no more likely to give birth to a baby that develops heart problems in later life

Mums who pile on pounds while eating for two '˜don't harm unborn child'

Kelly Jackson now, after losing almost three stone, with her son, Luke

Kelly walks her way to her weight loss target

Reduction in the risk of dementia?

Three cups of coffee a day keeps the doctor away

Jeff Huggins after the weight loss.

Morecambe dad's bid for skin surgery after losing 22 stone

Fat fears turning men into gym bunnies

Taking public transport instead of the car could help you lose weight

Is your car journey making you fat?

Pregant women are being warned over their weight

Health fears as half of mums-to-be in North are overweight at first maternity ap...

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