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Consumers are likely to welcome a new study which found that dark chocolate may help to reduce the risk of a heart attack.

Italian scientists found that just half a bar of dark chocolate a week can help to keep heart attacks at bay by …

Food should be regarded as fuel for the sophisticated machine that is the human body, an expert has claimed.

Judith Mann, a spokesperson for Yakult, said that people can start learning about food and nutrition by reading newspapers and …

A group of 14 experts have gathered in Maine to discuss current research in to wild blueberries, which are believed to have many benefits for health.

Wild blueberries are the focus of a number of studies as they may help to benefit brain …

The government's plans to make free cookbooks available to 11-year-old children should have a "good impact", an expert has claimed.

The recipe book contains a range of simple meal ideas which meet guidelines for healthy eating, …

US scientists believe that a compound in the Indian curry spice turmeric may reduce the size of a haemorrhagic stroke.

According to the American Stroke Association, around 17 per cent of strokes are haemorrhagic - caused by bleeding in the …

Scientists have found that rosehips can ease arthritis pain and may even help to regenerate the joints.

A study by Swiss researchers, based at the department of human nutrition and health in Basle, Switzerland, found that the berries aid …

Consumers often do not know how much fibre they should be eating on a daily basis, a nutrition expert has claimed.

According to nutritionist and trained Cordon Bleu chef Jane Clarke, people should aim to eat 24g of fibre a …

Consumer watchdog Which? has called for the government to change the rules governing the TV advertising of unhealthy foods.

At present, adverts for 'less healthy' foods are not permitted in or around programmes which are deemed to be 'of …

Older people who diet but do not exercise lose more lean muscle than those who take part in exercise training, new research has found.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh studied 64 people between the ages of 60 and 75, all of whom …

Children who have obese friends or family may be more likely to have a warped impression of what constitutes a healthy weight, new research suggests.

Scientists analysed the body mass index (BMI) of 3,665 children, 14 per cent of whom were …

Scientists believe that over half of female deaths from chronic diseases could be avoided if people never smoked, maintained a healthy weight, exercised regularly and ate a balanced diet.

A study published in the British Medical Journal …

Dieters who believe they can shed pounds by drinking at least eight glasses of water a day may be wasting their time, Japanese experts have claimed.

A study at the University of Tokyo, published in the journal Nutrition, found that there …