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Yuck! Do you need a new toothbrush?

Think twice before using your toothbrush... it's covered in millions of different germs - including faeces.

How to avoid a 'midlife middle'

It's never too late to trim your waist - you just have to be smarter, says Maria Lally.

The overlooked key to weight loss

Here are the easiest ways to reorganise your kitchen in a way that will support both healthy eating and weight control.

Why gossiping is good for you

If you were looking for an excuse to share that bit of juicy gossip, a group of psychologists might just have provided it.

10 foods that get rid of cellulite

While there's no miracle cure, what you eat and drink can help to get rid of those pesky dimples, according to an expert.

Why mums cope with sickness far better than dads

But they still cope with the symptoms better than men do. Here's how.

Menus: Have they really come to this?

COMMENT: Savoury yoghurt. 62'C eggs. Pork cheek with carrots, langoustine, almond and gingerbread. We're overcomplicating our food choices in 2017.

Hill Cone: How Pharmac stole my holiday

COMMENT: I always find around the summer holidays there are two quite different, yet equally vivid, realities going on in my head at the same time.

How to get a good workout - for free

Here are six ways to boost your fitness without spending a cent.

Dying couple's tragic goodbye

In case you missed it: This was one of Lifestyle's most popular stories of 2016

Opinion: Stand up and turn skinny model tide

COMMENT: Not everyone is long and lithe - it's time adverts celebrated a range of body shapes and sizes and recognised beauty is diverse.

The simple diet that's not a diet

Emma Thompson dropped two dress sizes and could still drink wine, finds Radhika Sanghani.

Looking to shed Christmas weight? Set your target high

For people hoping to shed those extra kilos in the early new year, setting out with unrealistic expectations could be the key to losing weight.

Food and health predictions for 2017

Right now, some really positive things are going on in our food culture that point to where we're heading.

How this doctor lost 40kg on own diet

We all know how depressing it is to put on weight. This doctor has some tips of his own.

Forget the gym, all you need is walking

People who walk briskly for more than 30 minutes a day were found to have lower BMIs and smaller waists than everyone else involved in the study.

The real reason New Year diets fail

Researchers believe no diet is perfect for everyone, and the key to picking the right one depends on hormones, genes and psychology.

Transgender girl allows cameras in surgery

Magazine breaks new ground in going behind the scenes with identical twin Emmie Smith during her medical transition.