#weight loss

The Mounjaro price rise pushed plenty of men off weight-loss jabs. Here’s what the evidence says happens to your weight, and your heart, once you stop.

Winter was heavy on the port and light on the walks. Here is what actually helps your liver recover, and why you don’t need any of the detox kit.

Twisted it at five-a-side, and it still grumbles years later? Here’s what’s really going on in a midlife knee, why keyhole surgery is out of favour, and what works.

Dieting and cardio alone can strip away muscle as well as fat. Here is why lifting weights is the underrated part of losing weight in midlife, and how to start.

Constipation, a quiet appetite, muscle you didn’t mean to lose and weight that can come back. The parts of life on semaglutide that rarely make the before-and-after photos.

A beer belly isn’t a myth, but beer isn’t the only culprit either. What a pint really costs you in calories, why it settles on your middle, and what to do.

Fatigue, a low sex drive and a thickening middle can point to low testosterone. They can also point to a dozen other things. Here’s how to tell, and what to do.

Weight-loss injections can reduce more than body fat. Here is what the evidence says about muscle loss, and how to protect your strength without living in a gym.

A stiff back is usually more nuisance than emergency. Here’s what may help, when to speak to a GP, and the symptoms that need immediate attention.

Most back pain settles without a scan or a spell in bed. Here is how to spot the symptoms that need help, and what to do meanwhile.

A bigger waist is not a diagnosis, but it can tell you something the scales miss. Here is how to measure it and what to do next.

Your back twinges, so you retreat to the sofa and ask for a scan. Sensible? Not always. Six familiar fixes can leave you aching longer.