Calamari is easy to cook on the barbecue

Dukan diet boosts squid summer sales

Sales of squid have tripled in recent months due to the growing popularity of the Dukan diet and other protein-based eating plans. Supermarkets say calamari looks set to become the barbecue hit of the summer and it is quick to cook.

Swap your morning cuppa for herbal tea

Looking for more energy and an easy way to cut your sugar intake? Swapping your daily tea intake for something herbal can give you a sustained energy boost and also encourage the body to detox. Penny Lancaster Stewart recommends Cho-Yung Tea.

Meal plans to back up your fitness routine

Back up your fitness routine with good nutrition

If your new year fitness resolution is still going strong, make sure you back up that gym routine with a healthy diet. Nutritional advice is available from expert as part of a new range of workshops at Pure Gym, at 22 locations in the UK.

Genetic research finds sensitivity to fat content

Are our taste buds to blame for overeating and indulgence? Our tongues are more or less sensitive to fat according to variations in our genes, new research suggests. The CD36 gene is far more sensitive to the presence of fat than others.

Slowly digested carbs 'reduce signs of obesity'

Small changes add up to big differences and, if you change one thing this January, try looking at your intake of carbs. Researchers found low-GI foods, such as wholemeal bread, reduce inflammation that is associated with disease and obesity.

How to strike the right balance between diet and exercise

The start of a new year is a popular time to embark on a health and fitness campaign in an effort to lose weight, but there are some things to keep in mind when it comes to designing the ideal diet for this. Read on to learn more about the foods that best complement your training.

Meditation key to reducing over-eating and belly fat

It might be time to ditch the diet. New research found mindful eating, coupled with daily medication and a healthy eating lecture, helped women reduce belly fat without counting a single calorie. The study is published in the Journal of Obesity.

Dukan diet dubbed 'worst celebrity diet'

Nutritionists have welcomed a report by the British Dietetic Association (BDA), which warns that many faddy, celebrity-endorsed diets have no scientific basis. BDA experts named the Dukan Diet the worst celebrity weight loss plan to follow.

Egg whites on toast 'ideal breakfast for energy'

Go to work on an egg if you want an energy boost! Research suggests that if you have a choice between jam on toast, or egg whites on toast, the protein-rich eggs will stimulates the brain cells that help to keep us awake and alert.

Milk can be used 'for post-exercise recovery'

Milk can give us healthy teeth and bones but did you know it is also used for post-exercise recovery? A international conference hosted by The Dairy Council in London focussed on case studies of international athletes to demonstrate milk's appeal.

Up dairy and protein to repair bones while dieting

Overweight young women who ate dairy and high protein foods improved their bone density in a new study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism report studied effects of dairy, calcium, protein and exercise on bones during weight loss.

Cherry juice 'improves sleep quality and quantity'

Cherry juice is an anti-oxidant blast that can not only help you up your fruit intake - it may also help the quantity and quality of sleep, or ‘sleep efficiency’. Researchers found Montmorency cherry juice increases levels of melatonin in the body.

PlateMate offers visual food diary

A food diary can help you keep track of calories, helping you to feel in control and prevent over-eating. Now Americans have taken it a step further with PlateMate, which estimates calories of a meal from a mere snapshot of the food on the plate.

Try PowerBar online training and nutrition plan

Nestlé’s PowerBar brand has developed online training and nutrition plans, already used by up to 12,000 people each month. The exercise plans focus on efficient and effective workouts, building strength throughout each week.

Blood test shows computer-tailored advice has no effect

While online diet and nutrition sites are popular, a team in Holland reported that members may exaggerate the programme's results. To test the theory, scientists use a blood test to see if computer-tailored programmes actually helped tackle fat.

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Broccoli helps kill cancer cells

We have long been told about the health benefits of superfoods but now Sulforaphane, one of the primary phytochemicals in broccoli has been proved to selectively target and kill prostate cancer cells, leaving normal prostate cells healthy and unaffected.

Over half of Brits want to shed 'at least a stone'

The study commissioned by diet aid manufacturer Slimsticks, also discovered that a worrying one in five people have followed an ‘eating is cheating’ starvation diet and one in ten have tried a liquid diet.