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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

Danielle Anderson lost over five stones (Pics: Submitted)

How a Kirkcaldy mum lost over five stones at Slimming World

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

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

Euan Forsyth receives his award after a two-day competition. (Pic: Submitted)

Kirkcaldy company toasts apprentice roofer’s top UK award

Shaun Quinn has lost three stone since joining the club in May

Fife footballers shift 708lbs in MAN v FAT football initiative

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

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...

Would you want to work as cabin crew for Emirates? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Emirates is hiring Scottish cabin crew staff in Glasgow - but they have very spe... Rhona Shennan

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

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

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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 increase their risk of developing diabetes later in life. Pic: Phil Wilkinson .

Study reveals diabetes risk for young women who binge drink

Fidgeting ‘can help you live longer’
Fidgeting can off-set the unhealthy effects of sitting for long periods and may even help you live longer, research co-led by the University of Leeds has shown.
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