The dangers of larger waists

Men with waists larger than 40.2in are five times more likely to get type 2 diabetes which can lead to limb amputation or blindness.
And women with middles measuring more than 34.7in face three times the risk.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/men-wider-waists-far-higher-3939987#ixzz391G6oGMa 

At war with her mother

The very middle-class mother at war over her 18-stone daughter's refusal to have a gastric band
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2711239/The-middle-class-mother-war-18-stone-daughter-s-refusal-gastric-band.html#ixzz38zXG6dsw

Crumbling knees

Knees crumble under weight of obesity crisis: Joint replacements for fat people soar by 150% in four years, including operations for five overweight CHILDREN
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2708432/Knees-crumble-weight-obesity-crisis-Joint-replacements-fat-people-soar-150-four-years-including-operations-five-overweight-CHILDREN.html#ixzz38rKIR6tl 

Sleeping is good for your diet

Sleep More, Weigh Less


It's true: Being short on sleep can really affect your weight. While you weren't sleeping, your body cooked up a perfect recipe for weight gain.
Continue reading: http://www.webmd.com/diet/sleep-and-weight-loss

Comfort eating

Emotional eating is a big problem for many people.
Seventy per cent turn to comfort food, to varying extents, for emotional reasons. And over 90 per cent of diets fail due to slipping back into emotional eating habits.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2684481/Is-comfort-eating-ruining-diet-Expert-says-childhood-dont-worry-ways-change.html#ixzz36u40CrYT   

Cheating yourself slim doesn't work

Obese GP who thought a quick-fix gastric balloon would beat his bulge, but after 12 weeks when he lost almost NO weight, he admits you can't cheat yourself slim