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British women know more about the health impact of ready meals than they do about the physical effects of hormones in the contraceptive pill, new research suggests.

Analysts at Bayer Schering Pharma surveyed 1,000 women in the UK and found …

The size of many fast foods and ready meals has increased over the past 15 years, experts have revealed.

A new report by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) found that many individual ready meals have increased in size since the early 1990s, …

Society's attitudes towards obesity have a negative effect on people who are overweight, making them feel discriminated against and victimised, new research has found.

A survey of 76 obese individuals found that all bar four had …

Eating a high-protein diet may improve adults' health, according to a supplement in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Higher-protein diets have been linked with a decreased risk of heart disease, type-2 diabetes and osteoporosis …

New research suggests that a big breakfast with plenty of protein can stave off hunger and help people to lose weight.

Researchers recruited 94 obese, physically inactive women and placed them on different diets for eight …

Grape seed extract may help to limit the extent of cognitive impairment in people with Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.

The disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting around 417,000 people in the …

A compound found in grapes and red wine could play an important role in the fight against obesity, new research suggests.

Scientists at the University of Ulm in Germany found that resveratrol inhibits the proliferation of human fat cell …

British consumers may be aware of the damage UV rays can do to unprotected skin, but a new survey has found that few realise they can also harm the eyes.

Research sponsored by Transitions Optical found that a disturbing 93 per cent of …

Drinking coffee on a regular basis may protect a person against dying sooner than expected, new research suggests.

Researchers found that women who drank two to three cups of caffeinated coffee per day had a 25 per cent lower risk of death …

Scientists have found that a high intake of oily fish can reduce a person's risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

A study presented at EULAR 2008, the annual congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Paris, found that oily fish reduces …

The problem of childhood obesity must be treated with "radical action", an expert has claimed.

According to Dr Colin Waine, chairman of the National Obesity Forum, children's diets need to be altered early on in life, with action …

British consumers are becoming increasingly disillusioned with traditional medicines such as paracetamol and flu drugs and are turning to natural remedies for their ailments, new research has found.

A study by honey producer Rowse suggests …