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• Healthy eating: Smoothies 'great way to consume more fruit'

  Those trying to get more fruit and vegetables into their healthy eating plan should consider experimenting with smoothies, an expert has...

• Healthy diet 'important step to reducing ovarian cancer risk'

  A healthy diet can be an important step for people trying to reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer, an expert has...

• Rest of the UK should eat like the English

  Thousands of deaths caused by poor eating habits could have been prevented in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, if residents there adopted a...

• Cherry juice the key to sweet dreams

  Those who suffer from insomnia or a broken sleep pattern will be relieved to learn that drinking cherry juice can improve both the quality and duration of sleep.
  
  Researchers from the School of Life Sciences at Northumbria University have...

• Balanced diets 'can benefit SAD sufferers'

  Consuming a healthy, balanced diet can be an important strategy for people who suffer seasonal affective disorder (SAD), an expert has...

• Chemical found in red wine may guard against heart disease and diabetes

  Drinking a glass of red wine has long been thought of as an alternative yet unproven way to stave off a visit to the doctor, but new research suggests there is medical evidence to back this up.
  
  A study by scientists at the University of...

• Individually-wrapped sweets could deter weight loss

  People on a diet should try to avoid buying sweets or chocolates that are individually-wrapped as consumers eat more of a product if it is...

• Nutritionist suggests budget cuts lead to unhealthy diets

  People are more likely to eat unhealthy foods as they believe it is a cheaper option.
  
  That is according to Dr Carina Norris, a registered nutritionist, journalist and author, who has suggested that consumers do not know how to eat...

• Hormones responsible for weight regain

  Researchers at the University of Melbourne have suggested that hormones which influence appetite are to blame for weight regain after dieting.
  
  The study, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that those involved...

• Dietician highlights importance of cookery lessons for kids

  It is important for children to learn how to cook so that they limit the amount of processed foods they are eating.
  
  That is according to Nigel Denby, dietician and founder of Grubforlife.org.uk, who has suggested that gaining cooking...

• RNIB recommends healthy diet for good eye health

  The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has suggested that eating a balanced diet may be beneficial to eye...