Celebrity diet 'safe and effective'
The controversial Atkins diet, favoured by many celebrities, may be as safe and effective as low-calorie weight-loss plans, researchers say. People on the Atkins diet are allowed unlimited amounts of proteins and fats but have to restrict their carbohydrate intake. They were divided into two groups; those in the Atkins diet were asked to follow the diet's plan while those in the conventional group were told to eat a diet of 60% carbohydrates, 25% fat and 15% protein.

How healthy are those celebrity bodies
Trying to achieve celebrity-style muscle tone can do you more harm than goodWhy shouldn't we try for abs like Geri's or arms like Madonna's? 'You can never know how grueling someone's fitness programme or diet is, regardless of what you read. Even if you follow that person's exact diet and exercise plan, there's no guarantee your body will respond in the same way,' says Salzmann. 'Many Hollywood actors use artificial growth hormones to stay energised and help their bodies 'recover' from workouts so they can keep hitting the gym,' he says. What they don't realise is that muscles grow and become toned while recovering and resting, not during actual training. This kind of arduous schedule leads to a state of moderate to severe under-recovery. Over-training puts you at risk of injury.

Oscars 'double whammy' for Eastwood
Clint Eastwood has scored an Oscars double whammy by scooping Best Film and Best Director for his boxing epic Million Dollar Baby.

Hilary Swank also beat British hopefuls Kate Winslet and Imelda Staunton for Best Actress for her starring role in Eastwood`s movie.

Jamie Foxx won the Best Actor award for the title role in Ray, in which he delivered an uncanny emulation of beloved singer Ray Charles.

He is only the third black actor after Denzel Washington and Sidney Poitier to take the best actor in a leading role Oscar.

His win left The Aviator`s star Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays the legendary billionaire industrialist and film mogul Howard Hughes, disappointed.

Cate Blanchett took the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role as Katharine Hepburn in the Howard Hughes epic The Aviator.

She beat British hopeful Sophie Okonedo, as well as Laura Kinney, Virginia Madsen and Natalie Portman.

Morgan Freeman beat another British hopeful, Clive Owen, to take the Oscar for best supporting actor in the 77th Academy Awards, for his role in Million Dollar Baby.

British director Andrea Arnold won best live action short film for Wasp, the story of a single mother living with four children in Dartford, which is where Arnold comes from.

The Aviator, Martin Scorsese`s movie about the life of Howard Hughes, took a total of five awards after being nominated for 11.