''Zest'' was a monthly

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for women looking for health, beauty and fitness advice published in the

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by Hearst Magazines UK, formerly

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. It was published between 1994 and January 2014.

History

''Zest'' started life as banded-on supplement with ''

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'' in Autumn 1994 and launched as a monthly magazine in April 1996. Previous editors include Vanessa Raphaely and Eve Cameron and the current editor is Mandie Gower. ''Zest'' was guest edited by celebrity figure

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and had a readership of 160,000. ''Zest'' also published a digital edition via the Apple

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and issues were downloadable via a Zest app. The magazine has also produced a book called ''Running Made Easy''. The magazine ceased publication with the January 2014 issue.

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