Think it’s trickier now to stay slim than it was in your 20s? Sadly, you’re right. But you can still turn things around if you discover what’s derailing your diet. ‘Yes, it’s harder to lose weight after 50,’ says nutritionist Dr Marilyn Glenville, author of Natural Alternatives to Dieting (£9,77, Natural Health Publications). ‘As we get older, we naturally lose muscle, making it harder to burn fat, and this causes our metabolism to slow down.’
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