Many people complain that they don’t get around to eating either a healthy balanced diet or to follow a balanced slimming diet, because they do not have the time to obtain the foods such diets require.

But if you really want to change your diet and lifestyle habits, you need to take a long hard look at your circumstances.

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Organic produce is better for you than ordinary food, a major European Union-funded study says.

The £12m four-year project, led by Newcastle University, found a general trend showing organic food contained more antioxidants and less fatty acids.

But researchers did admit the study showed some variations.

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It’ll come as welcome news to owners of portly pooches.
A new diet drug claims to cut their weight by a fifth in sixth months.

The makers of Slentrol, a liquid which is mixed daily into food, works by suppressing the dog’s appetite and cuts its absorption of fat.

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Many weight loss diets – and even just guidelines for healthy eating – place the emphasis on portion control. If you’re still confused about portion sizes, this article is for you.Food portions for different food groups – adults:

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A painting stolen 20 years ago then found lying in a pile of rubbish on a New York City street could fetch up to $1m (£488,000) at auction next month.

The 1970 painting Tres Personajes (Three People) by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo was taken from a warehouse where the owners had placed it while moving.

It was found by Elizabeth Gibson as she took her morning walk four years ago on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

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Herbal medicines can do more harm than good, new research has revealed.
There is no evidence to say that therapies which have been individually tailored for each patient work or are safe to use, and they may even be dangerous, say scientists.

Personalised treatments, used in Chinese, Ayurvedic and Western herbal medicine, have become increasingly popular over the past 20 years.

Practitioners mix different combinations of plant extracts to treat ailments such as asthma and arthritis.

But researchers from Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, said these mixtures should be banned.

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A couple in the United States knew exactly what to do with the burglar they caught ransacking their home. They made him clean up – at gunpoint.

Adrian and Tiffany McKinnon returned to their home near Montgomery, Alabama, after a week off to find that their home had been plundered.

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Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa originally had eyebrows and eyelashes, a French inventor has claimed after digitally scanning the painting.

Pascal Cotte said his 240-megapixel scan revealed traces of facial hair obliterated by restoration efforts.

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Rates of obesity and diabetes are rising across England, although people are living longer than ever, government data has revealed.

Obesity rates in England were by 2005 the highest among the 15 member states who then formed the European Union.

But in the same period life expectancy continued to climb. A little girl could expect to live to 81, more than a year and a half longer than a decade before.

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A flawless blue diamond that fetched $7.98m (£3.93m) has set a record as the most expensive gemstone per carat bought at auction.Moussaieff Jewellers of London bought the stone from a private Asian collector at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.

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