UK Minister wants miracle diets dropped
Far too much of magazine coverage tends to focus on irresponsible, short-term solutions and encourages readers to jump on fad diet bandwagons.
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Eat your greens to stay in the pink
If you want the many health benefits associated with eating broccoli or other cruciferous vegetables, you need to eat the real thing and not supplements.
What’s on MyPlate?
MyPlate is the new guide, that it is hoped will encourage Americans to make half of their meals fruit and vegetables as part of a balanced diet
It’s true, an apple a day does keep the doctor away
Antioxidants can combat this damage and fruit and vegetables in the diet, especially brightly colored foods like tomatoes, broccoli, blueberries and apples are all excellent sources.
So Popeye had it right after all
The spinach-eating cartoon character Popeye has much to teach us according to new research from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
£250 million worth of free vouchers
Families in England are being offered £250 million worth of free vouchers in a bid to encourage them to lead more healthy lifestyles.
Sports vital in getting boys off the sofa
We need to get more boys active by moving their competitive energy from the computer screen to the sports field.
Low carb diet offers substantial benefits
Researchers have found evidence that a low-carbohydrate diet appears to be more effective in reducing blood pressure than a combination of the weight-loss drug orlistat and a low-fat diet, whilst providing a similar substantial weight loss