Australian College of Weight Management

It’s been called the last acceptable form of discrimination and spans work, relationships, healthcare, and education. It’s not often spoken about, but for people who are overweight and obese, discrimination and weight bias is a very real experience. How often have you…

Most of us health-conscious readers are familiar with the universal statement of how ‘abs are made in the kitchen’. Doesn’t matter how many hours you spend in the gym—your physique will never be at its peak if your diet ain’t up to…

A person who has lost a lot of weight is perceived exactly the same no matter how they lost that weight – right? Researchers have shown that in fact this is not the case, and that people who have lost significant amounts…

For many small businesses, holiday periods can be a time of both pleasure and pain. Everyone loves a holiday, but when you rely on periodical payments from clients and customers to keep your cash flow alive, it can also be a worrying…

Are you constantly bookmarking things to read at a later date or wondering how you’ll ever manage to squeeze a bit of professional development into an already packed schedule? Holidays can be a great time to catch up on reading, but when…

Have your clients ever described a time when they had the opportunity to eat a high-calorie snack food – and had trouble resisting? Psychologically, even noticing that type of food can set the mind off, as it starts thinking about the taste,…

When you’ve worked hard all year, it can be very tempting to slide into cruise control as the year winds down. However, putting a little bit of effort into a few key areas before you take time off for Christmas, can set…

Fatter, sicker and weaker than ever before—unfortunately, that’s the current health status of many people in the developed world. It’s unbelievable really that this could be true, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. These countries alone have access to a greater array of health…

From their perspective: How do weight loss surgery candidates explain their histories of weight gain? Researchers in Canada have undertaken a project to interview candidates for weight loss surgery, exploring their perspectives on the reasons for weight gain. The participants in this…