Diets and Nutrition
New weight loss programme launches in the UK
Following success in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the Jenny Craig weight management programme is set to transform dieting in the UK where 61.4% of adults are overweight and almost a quarter (24.5%) of adults are obese.
Is it time your cuppa went green?
As yet more evidence was published last month to support its use as an aid to weight loss, isn't it time your cuppa went green?
Steam cooking the capsule way
Parents are increasingly recognising the importance of offering their child a balanced, nutritious diet in order to promote healthy growth and development.
Are you in need of a berry boost?
Fruit and vegetables are vital for maintaining our overall health and wellbeing – and one of their most important jobs is to provide us with a healthy supply of antioxidants. But with 90% of us failing to eat our five-a-day, how can we tell if our busy lifestyles are getting in the way of a healthy antioxidant-rich diet?
Have your curry and eat it
You can have your curry and eat it, according to Nottingham’s Curry Lounge, following its results from a six month project that has significantly reduced the number of calories on its menu.
Asia’s ‘fruit from heaven’ arrives in the UK
Not many of us will have heard of the Baby Jackfruit before but this unusual and interesting fruit is known as the ‘fruit from heaven’ in Asia and when you look at its health benefits you can see why.
Women turn to chocolate for comfort
We think about it all the time, turn to it after a bad day, sometimes we crave it and would even choose it over other pleasures in life – yes that’s right we’re talking chocolate.
Healthy breakfast ideas to save you time
British mums do the equivalent of three hours work every day before they’ve even left home for the office, new research by Hovis shows. From getting the kids dressed to making the beds there’s a lot of time and energy lost to basic household duties which means something usually have to give way.
Spring back to health the Mediterranean way
We've all suffered this winter with freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall and icy conditions but finally spring has arrived and it’s time to shake off the ‘hangover’ of winter.
Australian weight-loss coffee launches in the UK
With almost two thirds of the British population unhappy with their bodies, cult Australian weight loss support Coffee Shape is launching in the UK.
Pressure cooker Britain
Britain has been revealed to be a nation of weepy, tired and stressful people. That’s according to new research by Pharmaton, which shows that almost two in five admit to bawling their eyes out when tired.
Revving up for revision
If your children are about to embark on exam revision, chances are stress levels in the household are rising.
A-list weight-loss drink hits UK shelves
A brand new drink which helps support active weight loss has arrived in Britain from the US in time for the summer.
GP’s want better nutrition and diet resources
Research has revealed that diabetes and obesity are the chronic disease areas which GPs want more information about and that in order to better advise patients, they also wish to have much greater access to nutrition and diet resources.
UK’s largest ‘fitball’ workout
150 women descended on Trafalgar Square yesterday morning (Thursday 18th March) to take part in the UK’s largest outdoor fitball workout.