Forget fad diets, low fat diets and low carb diets. According to researchers at Newcastle University, the humble seaweed may hold the key to curing obesity.  A team of scientists led by Dr Iain Brownlee and Prof Jeff Pearson found that dietary fibre in commercially-used seaweed can reduce the amount of fat absorbed in the [...]

A UK company is looking to recruit a human guinea pig to test diet pills and Precious star Gabourey Sidibe has been targeted by a diet pill company. But beware – diet pills are not a quick fix solution to weight loss and good health. A company called Proactol has already posted their job ad [...]