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5 MINUTE GUIDE: DIETS


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Image of mice eating bread

The Calorie

Eating fewer calories prolongs life in many creatures, probably by triggering certain genes to rev up and help protect the body's cells from diseases of ageing. Unfortunately this effect seems to be more dramatic in mice than in humans.

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VIDEO CLIPS FROM THE SERIES
> OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT
Get the facts on obesity, dieting and losing weight
> DIET FACT FILE
Your five minute guide to the history of dieting, from Rubens to Feminism
> BREAKING THE CYCLE
How to set realistic goals to beat obesity
> DIETS
Atkins, detox, vegetarian and more
> BMI CALCULATOR
Calculate your own body mass index
> SUPERSIZE VS SUPERSKINNY
The series which looks at our increasingly dysfunctional relationship with food

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