Thin dolls can make girls as young as five want a slimmer body, scientists warn 

Thin dolls like Barbie can make children as young as five want a slimmer body, a new study warns. UK scientists asked girls between the ages of five and nine to play with two ultra-thin dolls, including Barbie, and two dolls portraying a more realistic body weight.  The two ultra-thin dolls, both made by American … Read more

Hitting the gym ‘WONT make you thin’, claims scientist

Hitting the gym ‘WONT make you thin’: Exercise doesn’t help you lose weight because we burn the same amount of calories every day regardless of lifestyle, claims scientist Professor Herman Pontzer claims that people should instead focus on diet  Research on hunter-gather tribe found they exert same energy as Westerners He explained active people divert … Read more

Eamonn Holmes is SLAMMED by This Morning viewers for making ‘thin’ jibe about Ruth Langsford

‘Imagine body shaming your wife on national telly’: Eamonn Holmes is SLAMMED by This Morning viewers for making ‘thin’ jibe about Ruth Langsford By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 13:48 GMT, 15 February 2021 | Updated: 13:50 GMT, 15 February 2021 Eamonn Holmes has been slammed by This Morning viewers after he made a jibe … Read more

Nostalgic musical Lazarus brings The Thin White Duke back to life, writes PATRICK MARMION 

Lazarus (dice.fm)  Rating: Verdict: Required viewing for Bowie fans Let’s not pretend to be surprised that the David Bowie musical Lazarus is a teeny bit pretentious. That was certainly the view of many critics when it first appeared in London five years ago. But for those of us who were certified Spiders From Mars, back … Read more

Moment man risks playing fetch with his dog on thin ice as pet skids across frozen marshland

Moment man risks playing fetch with his dog on thin ice as pet skids across frozen marshland on his paws as he chases ball Excited pup was out for a walk in Plymbridge, Plymouth, when it found the ice  Footage shows animal sliding across the frozen marshland as its owners watch   Other dogs run on … Read more

DR MAX PEMBERTON: There are so many pressures in a society that now venerates being thin 

How did this all begin?’ I ask. The young woman sits in front of me, quietly crying. She is painfully thin, her cheekbones jutting out and I can see her clavicles poking through her sweater. Her skin is dry and her hair is starting to fall out because she is so malnourished. ‘Well, I started … Read more

Can you REALLY make diamonds out of thin air? It might just be a gem of an idea, says JANE FRYER

Some people have a level of self-confidence that makes them seem almost alien to the rest of us mere mortals. Dale Vince, a former New Age traveller-turned-multimillionaire founder and owner of green energy company Ecotricity — today decked out in pink trainers, designer jeans, a tight black T-shirt, a jazzy scarf, blingy jewellery and extremely … Read more