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Weight Loss Surgery: What you need to know

 Have you tried everything to lose weight? Really tried?  Have you had the support of a qualified dietitian to lose the weight?  Have you tried changing your lifestyle and maintain those changes for more than six months?  Have you engaged in any sort of activity in the

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Food the ‘Au Natural’ Way: Natural vs. Organic

Dietitians and healthcare professionals alike are all on the same page when it comes to promoting health and wellbeing especially when it comes to the food you eat. So why not look at food at its rawest form? Many of you may be aware of the hype

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What's in a Fry?!

The simple word of ‘Fry ‘may appear, to some, as the forbidden word in the land of health and wellbeing, however, let’s look at it in a different light. As a dietitian, I love FRY. Yes, I’ve said it. Now, let me enlighten you as to why

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Healthy Fasting: The Ramadan Guide

  Every year, dietitians and nutritionists from all over express their opinions on what a healthy diet consists of during the holy month. As many have mentioned previously, food choice and variety is vital to provide your body with all the essential nutrients it needs as well

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The Low FODMAP Diet: Keep stomach problems at bay!

Being a sufferer of severe IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) & food intolerance, you do come to realise how important watching your diet is. Surprisingly, a very large number of patients come in to my clinic complaining of the same thing – severe bloating after meals, gas &

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News Alert: Could Sugar be just as bad as Alcohol & Tobacco?

The talk about sugar (mainly talking about High Fructose Corn Syrup) has been on the radar for quite sometime. And it doesn’t look good! Now, I have come across a recent article published in Nature and I would like to share it with everyone in order to

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Eating Disorders: Under the Radar & Under-diagnosed

How often do you compare yourself to others in terms of appearance and weight? How often does the talk of weight come up in a conversation? How often have you tried to lose weight striving to look better rather than feel and be healthy? We have become

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Diet Myths Uncovered

We’ve heard them all! The Dos & Don’ts of weight management & healthy eating but what is fact & false?  The nutrition misinformation out there is endless and misleading which often leads to unnecessary restrictions & nutritional imbalances.  Common myths are usually created out of incorrect conclusions

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Food & Mood: Is there a Connection?

Food & Mood: Is there a Connection? Over the past few years, scientific research has explored the link between food and mental health giving us more insight on how certain foods can affect our mood. More studies are now showing a link between diet & mental health

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Weight Loss Pills..Think again!

So you have probably thought about them and might have even tried a few. Weight loss pills with promising ‘ fat burning, metabolism boosting’ effects. This is my 2nd year working in the UAE and to see how easy it is to get hold of some dangerous

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