July 2010
Obesity: A weight on your mind?

For many countries around the world, summer is in full force. This means lighter clothing and perhaps a holiday involving swimwear of some sort. Along with an eagerly awaited summer comes a raft of body issues and a flurry of wardrobe quandaries: Do last year's shorts still fit? How do I look in a swimsuit? Is this t-shirt too small? Weight and body image questions inevitably arise as people prepare to expose the seasonally unexposed.

April 2010
Over the counter products: A healthy perspective?

It is no secret that the greatest wealth one can have is their health. Synovate's latest survey on attitudes towards over the counter medications suggests that many of us are more than aware of this. In fact, most people claim to have taken some action in the last 12 months to improve their health. What are they doing, and what part does over the counter medicine play in their self treatment? Synovate sought to find out.

May 2009
A matter of taste? Global survey "weighs" up the issues

You eat a huge greasy hamburger for lunch then carefully crunch on a few lettuce leaves for dinner. You go for a run and light up that cigarette as you recover. You choose a low-fat meal and wash it down with three beers. Strange? Not really. Perhaps not ideal behaviour... but it is surprisingly normal. Synovate conducted its second global 'Healthy Living' survey in February 2009 on health, weight control and attitudes to food and exercise - and discovered that, when it comes to food and weight - people are not always logical.