Health

• Do crash diets work?

  Do crash diets work? The answer is 'No'!They are short term solutions and potentially very dangerous. Our nutritionist explains.

• Protein: Building blocks for the body

  Our nutrition team explains why it’s essential to get enough protein from the foods that we eat and how getting too much may actually be harmful in the long term.

• Eating with the stars

  It's no secret that celebrities, rock stars and Hollywood socialites are demanding and (dare we say it?) spoiled. But have you ever really paid attention to some of their demands? Here's some of the wackiest we've heard of...

• Fight fatigue: 8 ways to get energised

  Have you ever watched a group of children at play and wished you could find a way to bottle their energy? Well we can't tell you how to do that, but we can tell you how to fight fatigue and boost your energy levels!

• Fact or fiction? Vegetarian Q&A

  Have you ever thought about going for a vegetarian lifestyle? While there are obvious benefits to eating a predominantly plant-based diet, forgoing meat is not inherently better for your bod. In an attempt to help you better understand the issue, w

• Good news: Chocolate helps protect heart health

  A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown that individuals given a diet rich in cocoa powder and dark chocolate reduced their risk of heart disease. So does this mean we can all munch on chocolate to our heart

• Don't let drinks drown your diet!

  When you start a diet the obvious thing to do is change the way you are eating. But what about the way you are drinking? Our nutrition team points out how the hidden calories in what you drink could drown even the most determined dieters good intent

• Iron - the not so wimpy nutrient

  Anyone who grew up watching Popeye eating mounds of spinach knows that iron is one of the essential nutrients. Most people also think that spinach is a pretty good source of this nutrient as a result of this popular cartoon, but is this really the c

• Weight gain affects breast cancer risk

  In the past two weeks, several new reports have shed further light on the link between diet and disease

• How to prevent Type 2 diabetes

  Approximately 2.5 million people in the UK are known to actually have diabetes - and most of these cases are type 2 diabetes because of our growing obesity epidemic. Further to this, there are many people in the UK who suffer from diabetes but don’t