Diet

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, ...
4 March 2014

The truth about women's weight loss antics

From stripping completely naked to blow drying wet hair and even breathing in, British women go to extreme and somewhat bizarre lengths to think themselves slim, according to new research. More ...
3 March 2014

Gluten-free: The must have diet trend

Victoria Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow and Novak Djokovic are all fans of the wheat-free diet, and it seems we're all following suit.  Sales of free-from foods are up 33% at Asda as ...
2 March 2014

Crash diets make us lose more than weight

Crash diets are never good for our health in the long run, as we gain the weight we lost when we return to our normal diet, and as it turns ...
28 February 2014

How to detox the healthy way

There's plenty to be said about detox diets, but which fence are you sitting on? Evelyn Toner, Senior Specialist Dietitian at London Bridge Hospital (www.londonbridgehospital.com) dishes up the truth on detox diets, ...
27 February 2014

Food combinations that hinder and help your digestion

Fruit with your porridge in the morning or a dairy smoothie for breakfast has long been considered a healthy and nutritious breakfast – but are the causing more aggravation to ...
26 February 2014

Is your job making you fat?

Our workplaces are to blame for our diet failures, new research reveals. In a study conducted by Fruyo – the new fruit-based snack from the makers of Total Greek Yoghurt – ...
25 February 2014

Ray Quinn lost 2 stone in 8 weeks with Caveman diet

Ray Quinn has unveiled his incredible weight loss which saw him lose 2 stone in eight weeks through a Carb tapering Caveman diet and five workouts a week. The Dancing on ...
24 February 2014

Millie Mackintosh shares her secrets to staying slim

Millie Mackintosh has always been slim, but she was on a mission before her wedding to Stephen Manderson aka Professor Green, to be healthy, glowing and toned - and it ...
19 February 2014

Model warns against the dangers of fad diets

A model has set out to change the way women and young girls look at beauty and nutrition following London Fashion Week. The model and dietary expert, Katherine-Elyse Blake has just ...
17 February 2014

Alkalising the body: Why it's important and how to do it

Victoria Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Miranda Kerr are all fans of the alkaline diet, but what exactly is it? And what are the benefits?  Ilona Wesle, nutritionist and co-founder ...
13 February 2014

Eating blueberries could help spice up your sex life

Forget the little blue pill; it’s the little blueberry that will make you feel fruity this Valentine’s Day. Eating a cup full of blueberries once a day may help spice up ...
12 February 2014

Fruit juice could be as bad for your health as fizzy drinks

We may be lead to believe there are plenty of benefits to drinking fruit juices, but new research shows that it could be as bad for you as fizzy drinks. Researchers ...
11 February 2014

Claudia Schiffer reveals her secrets to staying slim

Claudia Schiffer is yet another model known for her incredible body, and she admits that she takes good care of it too.  The 43-year-old supermodel says her priority is staying fit ...
9 February 2014

The world's healthiest doughnut?

It's hard to imagine what a healthy donut would taste and look like - thankfully, our dreams have been answered.  With ONLY 6 grams of fat compared to the traditional 17 ...
7 February 2014

Six superfoods to add to your diet

Every few months or so, usually following a scientific study, the media documents the unique health benefits of one nutrient-rich food and, as a result, the food is often rebranded ...
5 February 2014

4.12pm - the time you're most likely to break your diet

Trying to eat healthily but manage to see temptation everywhere you turn? Yes, that's us too. As it turns out, afternoon snacking is our biggest vice.  New research reveals that 4.12pm ...
2 February 2014

Reduce saturated fat intake by switching to rapeseed

Britons are consuming enough saturated fat per year from ‘healthy’ olive oil to fill more than three Olympic-sized swimming pools, a figure that could be halved by consumers making the ...
2 February 2014

Celebrity diet trends set to be big in 2014

There are plenty of diet plans to follow if you're looking to lose weight or just lead a healthier lifestyle - and of course, we sometimes look to our favourite ...
30 January 2014

Half of diets last just 24 hours

Weight loss diets can be challenging, especially when a craving hits, but how long before we given in? For half of us a diet lasts just 24 hours. Researchers found that ...
30 January 2014

How to get your weight loss plan through this last week of January

Payday is yet to come, the weather is gloomy and all good intentions to stay on the diet bandwagon are under threat – the last week of January, otherwise known ...
29 January 2014

Expert diet tips for healthy snacking

Snacking helps us get from one meal to another, but new research reveals that one fifth of adults in the UK choose to snack all day rather than eating the ...
27 January 2014

Women diet twice as much as they have lovers

Women go on twice as many diets during their lives as they have lovers, according to new research. They diet an average of 16 times, whilst the typical woman has eight ...
26 January 2014

Women gain 7lb in a new relationship, men lose 4

A new relationship means plenty of love, laughter and smiles and an expanding waist line too, according to new research. The research has revealed the effect that a woman’s frame of ...