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A Champagne life

The Champagne diet, where you must drink champers daily, is actually a thing

When other diets involving alcohol deprivation fail, can the famous Champagne diet succeed? The Diet Testers, airing on SBS, aims to find out.

Vitamin cocktails

Can vitamin drips help you lose weight?

Clinics around the world have been offering intravenous vitamin drips to dieters to help speed up their metabolism and lose weight. But how effective is this...

Computer v chocolate

Can a computer game really train your brain to refuse chocolate?

Resisting that chocolatey treat could be a few clicks away. On the new series of The Diet Testers, Dr Xand van Tulleken explores whether a computer game could...

Mastication matters

Can chewing more help you to eat less?

In the midst of many desperate attempts to lose weight, we may have overlooked one of the easiest, safest and quickest ways to diet and eat less.

Metabolic break down

Why is booze such a diet destroyer?

Alcohol not only contains a lot of calories but it changes the way your whole body processes food.

A shocking diet therapy

Can you shock yourself into losing weight?

Would you buy a wearable device to give yourself painful electrical shocks if it stopped you from overeating?

Testing diet fads

Myth or fad: Do soup diets work?

We all love a good soup, especially on cooler autumnal days. But is there any point to sipping vege soup five times a day to lose weight?

Testing diets

Eggs, strawberries and wild Nordic foods: Can they really help you lose weight?

A simple guide to understanding what's behind the egg, strawberry and new Nordic diet (besides eggs, strawberries and Viking foods).

Eat well

I’m not overweight, so why do I need to eat healthy foods?

Get the skinny on the importance of diet.

Dieting debacles

Which diet is better – low fat or low carb? The experts say neither

Forget debating the pros and cons of a low fat versus a carb-free diet if you want to lose weight. The experts say there’s no major difference, as long as you...

The Diet Testers

Road-tested: Do diet pills really work?

There's nothing more tempting than a weight loss method where you don't have to do anything except swallow a tablet. We follow the new series of 'The Diet Testers...