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Plus-size model: why I upsized to get into modelling

DIET

 After Jennie Runk was scouted by a modelling agent when she was a teenager, she was given two options — gain a few kilos to maintain a size 12-14, or starve herself to become a catwalk-ready size six.

Waist to height ratio more accurate health predictor than BMI

NUTRITION

 Our waists should be less than half the length of our height, according to a UK expert who believes waist-to-height ratio should replace the standard body mass index (BMI) for judging health and risk of disease.

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Healthy eating

Low-cholesterol comfort foodsA collection of warming winter recipes that will satisfy your cravings without causing your cholesterol levels to sky-rocket.

Expert Advice

The biggest mistakes healthy people makeWe talk to leading nutritionist and accredited practising dietician Dr Joanna McMillan about potential pitfalls that can hinder your health .
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