Diet

15 April 2014

Junk food makes you lazy

We are well aware that junk food isn’t nutritionally viable in our diet, yet it still manages to draw us in, but new research shows that it can actually make ...
14 April 2014

Kris Jenner's healthy diet plan

Kris Jenner is following a healthy diet plan in a bid to stay in shape. The 58-year-old television personality has been working closely with celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito to keep her ...
14 April 2014

Digestive health clinic

Digestive health issues affect millions of us every day; in fact, new research shows that two thirds of us have suffered from bloating and or trapped wind, with around 60% ...
11 April 2014

High fat diet increases breast cancer risk

A high fat diet increases the risk of the most common form of breast cancer by a fifth, a study has found. Heavy consumption of saturated fat had a bigger impact, ...
9 April 2014

Drinking tea could reduce stiffness of arteries

Enjoying a cup of tea more than three times daily has been associated with reducing the stiffness of the arteries, according to new research. Stiffness of the arteries is a predictor ...
8 April 2014

Salt still a cause for concern in our diet

Too much salt can lead to high blood pressure, cause major heart problems, which remains the biggest cause of death worldwide, yet people are still severely underestimating how much salt ...
7 April 2014

Five foods to stop eating today, and five we should be eating more of

Depriving yourself and your body will only leave you feeling down in the dumps, it’s time we make some simple lifestyle changes for a healthier and happier you. It’s time to ...
6 April 2014

Will the 7-a-day affect our sugar intake?

This week news broke that five portions of fruit and vegetables a day may not be enough, and instead we should be consuming seven or even ten a day according ...
4 April 2014

Expert tips and opinions on the new guidelines for fruit and vegetables

A new study has revealed that we should be upping our recommended daily allowance of fruits and vegetables if we want to live longer – but is it reasonable to ...
3 April 2014

Fibre leaves us feeling clueless despite health benefits

Fibre is just another essential part of our diet, but research shows that 8 out 10 Brits have no idea how they need to eat every day. The survey of 5,000 ...
2 April 2014

Caveman diet is the best for weight loss

There are plenty of weight loss plans out there, but which is the best? New research suggests that eating like a caveman might be the answer. Following a diet similar to ...
1 April 2014

Forget 5-a-day, 7 is the new magic number!

It has been announced today that eating seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day cuts the risk of dying from cancer and heart disease. With many people already struggling ...
1 April 2014

Drinking diet drinks can increase risk of a stroke

Diet drinks have long been championed as a healthier version, but new research shows that women who drink two diet drinks a day could be 30% more likely to suffer ...
31 March 2014

Organic food doesn’t cut risk of cancer

Despite the healthy spin of organic food, a new study has revealed that it doesn’t cut the risk of a woman developing cancer. The research found that women who always ate ...
30 March 2014

The lazy guide to dieting

As the New Year becomes a distant memory, the initial motivation to stick to our resolutions can be somewhat lost. The summer holiday still seems so far away but with ...
28 March 2014

The easy way to 5:2

The 5:2 diet has taken weight loss by storm, plenty of people have tried the diet and saw excellent results – even Phillip Schofield has advocated it. But, it does ...
24 March 2014

Binky Felstead quits caffeine

Binky Felstead has become the first person in Britain to sign up to the ‘Decafflon’: a new challenge to encourage the nation to give up caffeine for 10 days.  The Made in ...
21 March 2014

Jodie Kidd avoids extreme diets

Jodie Kidd doesn't believe in extreme diets and exercise. The 35-year-old former model is an advocate for healthy living but claims that when it comes to fitness, people should take their ...
20 March 2014

The anti-ageing diet

Want to slow down the signs of ageing? Then ditch the sugary, processed food and change your diet. That’s according to model and nutritionist Katherine Elyse Blake who claims food is ...
18 March 2014

What drives mums to diet

Weight loss plans are something that we frequent in from time to time - but what are the main reasons we begin to lose weight? New research shows that while mums’ main ...
17 March 2014

Spring cleanse your diet the healthy way

After a long winter of indulging in heavy, comfort foods and endless days of hibernating, you may feel like you need to press restart for spring.  

Sometimes the best way to begin ...
13 March 2014

National Salt Awareness Week: Less salt please

Too much salt in our diet can lead to heart attacks and strokes, and a top doctor has claimed that as many as 12,000 people have died as a result ...
6 March 2014

The best healthy raw juices available on the high street

Raw foods are cleansing, energy-giving, full of life and help people avoid disease associated with the Standard UK Diet (SUKD) and Standard American Diet (SAD), why aren't we eating more ...
5 March 2014

Sugar in our diet: Everything you need to know

There’s been a lot of debate about sugar recently, what role does it have in our diet? How much do we need in our diet? Like the majority of other carbohydrates, ...