Cardiff Blues: Adam Jones needs to lose weight - Mark Hammett

New Cardiff Blues signing Adam Jones has been told to lose some weight by the region's director of rugby Mark Hammett.

Wales and British and Irish Lions prop Jones has signed for Cardiff Blues on a one-year deal after his contract with the Ospreys expired.

New Zealander Hammett, who succeeded Phil Davies, believes the 33-year-old's fitness is an issue.

"He'll tell you himself he's not the most mobile," he said.

"That suits our rugby at a certain time of year so we want to make him more mobile in this game.

"He needs to shed a few kilos so that's part of what we are looking at getting him to do."

Jones left Ospreys at the end of last season and had been in limbo because of the ongoing dispute between the Welsh Rugby Union and the four Welsh regions.

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Why Motivation is life changing

A unique approach to weight loss focusing not just on what you eat, but why

What surprises many people who turn to Motivation Weight Management to help them lose weight is what the programme is not. It’s not about calorie counting, it’s not a fad diet and it’s not like any other weight management concept out there.

Motivation is a life-changing programme that works by focusing not on what people eat, but why. It offers a personalised, tailor-made plan with private consultations and for those who reach their target weight, the Maintenance Programme helps to keep them there. This programme is so effective, a clinical study showed a success rate of 86% (those who remain at their target weight after four years), far surpassing conventional programmes whose typical results languish at just 5 to 6%.

What gives Motivation such ...

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EatingWell: Change these five bad habits to boost your chances of losing weight

If you find you’re struggling to lose weight, it could be that some bad habits are weighing you down. Try these fixes to keep those bad habits in check and you could save 1,335 calories:

1. You think you need a full portion of a decadent treat to feel satisfied

The fix: Share with a friend

Calories saved: 300

You don’t necessarily need a full restaurant serving of something rich and decadent – like French fries or chocolate cake, for instance – to feel satisfied. If you are tempted by such calorie-rich foods, keep your portion in check by sharing a small serving with your dining companion. A portion of restaurant-style French fries can run around 600 calories. Sharing lets you save half those calories and still get your fix!

2. Sticking to the recipe

The fix: Swap in healthier ingredients

Calories saved: 400

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Healthy Living Reduces Type 2 Diabetes Care Costs By About $500 A Year

Overweight individuals suffering from Type 2 diabetes could decrease their annualhealthcare costs by $500 through diet and exercise. 

Researchers looked at how diabetes patients could reduce their cost of care, and came up with some simple solutions, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center reported. 

"Lifestyle interventions promoting weight loss and physical activity are recommended for overweight and obese people with Type 2 diabetes to improve their health," said Mark A. Espeland, professor of public health sciences at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and lead author of the study. "This is the first study to show that weight loss can also save money for these individuals by reducing their health care needs and costs."

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Give children smaller plates to help them lose weight

Duncan Selbie, the head of Public Health England, says it is a national 'tragedy' that a third of 11-year-olds are overweight

Parents should consider giving children smaller plates at meal times to help them lose weight, the country’s most senior public health official has said...

Duncan Selbie, the head of Public Health England, said it was a national “tragedy” that a third of 11-year-olds were overweight and warned that unless they ate less and exercised more, millions would suffer in later life.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Mr Selbie said that in many cases families could improve their child’s health with simple, practical steps such as exercising together or giving them smaller plates to reduce the amount of food they ate.

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Poor Americans Are More Likely To Use Bogus Diet Supplements

Poor people in the United States — a group that experiences significantly higher levels of obesity — are more likely to take on ineffective, unconventional weight-loss methods, including the use of over-the-counter diet pills that have been proven not to work, a recent study suggests.

Researchers from Concordia University in Montreal examined the incomes and habits of more than 3,000 children and teenagers between the ages of eight and 19 and more than 5,000 adults over the age of 20. Their findings, published in theAmerican Journal of Preventative Medicine, showed that participants making between $20,000 and $75,000 annually were more likely to experiment with diet pills. Additionally, participants making less than $20,000 were 50 percent less likely to exercise, 42 percent less like to drink lots of water, and 25 percent less likely to cut down on sweets and sugars....

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