The results of the research conducted by the experts from Ohio State University show who and why chooses different gloss magazines. Some previously done study had revealed that the women who are dissatisfied with their appearance also feel unhappy about the pictures of models. However, the new research has discovered a category of women who are the biggest audience buying fashion magazines. Full story

American scientists arrived at a distressing conclusion that the brain of overweight individuals starts to deteriorate when they reach the age of 40, as is revealed in a study recently published in the Health magazine. Full story

It turns out that every ninth inhabitant of the Earth suffers from overweight, which is about 11% of the planet’s population. The scientists are worried that people gain weight at incredible speed. Even 30 years ago, the number of corpulent people was two times lower. Full story

That’s the somber statistics of a recent study in dieting: for four out of ten women dieting can leave them in a worse state weightwise than they were when they resolved to get a firm control on their pounds. Full story

The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has warned us in their recent study that a combination of sugar, coffee and cream or fat milk, better known as “iced coffee”, contains too much fat and calories. Actually it is comparable with a full evening meal. Full story

An overweight woman should have a swimsuit that fits her figure but in no way a tight one, especially if she is also petite. Probably, you should buy a swimsuit that is one size larger than your regular dress size. An overweight woman looks better in a one-piece swimsuit of deep subdued colors made with lusterless fiber. A middle length cut on thighs is preferred. An insert that drags away the belly, will work like a corset and will shape the waist. Bar cups with bones and high content of lycra (however, the fiber should not be lustrous) are necessary. Look for a swimsuit with lots of vertical details (patterns, seams), wide shoulder straps and quite a low décolleté. Full story