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Top tips for having a healthy breakfast

Bored of buttered toast for breakfast? Here's some top tips for created the perfect healthy breakfast.

Tuck in  to one of these delicious soups that are all under 130 calories.

Lunchtime soups for under 130 calories

Looking for a low-fat but delicious soup for lunch? Look no further than the Skinny soup range from New York Soups.

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Majority of Brits refuse to believe diet could be cause of health problems

Brits feeling under the weather are unlikely to believe that their daily diet could be the cause of their illness, according to new research.

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Top five ‘Worst Celebrity Diets’ to avoid in the New Year

The annual list of the five worst celebrity diets to avoid in the New Year has been released by the British Dietetic Association.

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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.

Can cutting out carbs help you lose weight?

Do low carb diets work?

We’re always looking for a short cut fast track to weight loss. While we know what we should be doing to lose weight we can’t help but hope for a cheat, a quick way to shift the pounds.

Spinach is a great addition to your diet

Five super-foods you must include in your diet

Not everyone is aware of the group of foods known as super-foods. These foods have multiple benefits and as a result should form a part of everyone's diet. Here we take a look at some of the most important super-foods around.

Find out where you're going wrong

Why your diet isn't working

One of the biggest hurdles we face when it comes to losing weight is making the decision to do it. It's not a case of thinking you might try and shift a few pounds or considering eating healthier it's about making a proper commitment to changing your lifestyle and taking the steps towards a new you.

Follow these simple weight loss tips

The five rules of weightloss

Do you want to lose weight? Have you had enough of fad diets that promise the world and deliver nothing? Are you committed to making some changes for the long term and, this time, making it work? Well congratulations, you're on your way.

The latest diet craze?

Do Acai berries work for weightloss?

There aren't many of us who are 100% happy with our figures. Ask a sample of women anywhere and the majority will tell you there's something about their body that they'd like to change. And the desire to change our bodies often leads us to buy into gimmicks.

Switching to brown rice can make a huge difference

How to make your favourite meals healthier

One of the worst things about being on a diet is having to give up the foods you love most. Nobody wants to have to miss out on all of their favourite meals but it seems many diet plans require us to do so.

Revealing the truth

Diet myths busted!

These days it seems we're all obsessed with eating right. As more and more scientific research is published, suggesting we should eat more of something or less of something we seem to lose less and less control over our own diets.

Watch your waistline for good health

Watch your waist to look after your health

Your waistline says a lot about your diet and your overall health. A report by Nuffield Health found 57% of women have a waist larger than the healthy size and 52.5% of the women have a body mass index in excess of the healthy range.

Cereals can be deceptive

The foods you didn't realise were making you fat

If you’re on a diet you’re more than likely seeing some weight loss when you get on the scales. However, for some unlucky dieters the numbers on the scales are not always going in the right direction

Which diet suits you?

Which type of diet is best for you?

Have you decided the time is right to change your eating habits and lose those extra pounds you’ve been carrying around? Are you looking for the right diet for you? Here we take a look at a selection of diet types and find out what’s good and what’s not.

Smart food choices during pregnancy

What to eat during pregnancy

While dieting is not advised in pregnancy, a new campaign aims to educate mothers-to-be to make sensible choices in their pregnancy diet - and not just use a bump as a license to eat junk! 200 extra calories per day are advised in pregnancy.

Chocolate CAN be good for you

Why we should eat more chocolate!

Remember that dream where you pick up a newspaper and the headline reads, “Everyone MUST eat more chocolate”? The one where you’re actively encouraged to indulge in your favourite chocolate bars?

Weight loss smoothie has less than 20 calories

Weight loss: new shape-up smoothie hits the shops

A new shape-up smoothie has been launched for summer. Skinny Sprinkles is a refreshing strawberry flavoured weight loss drink with active ingredients. It contains less than 20 calories per drink, and can also boost stamina and performance at the gym.

Try cooking with wheat-free flour

Gluten-free recipe ideas and advice

You can have cake on a gluten-free diet - really! Leiths has put together an inspiring one-day workshop this June, designed to enhance your kitchen confidence and skills when cooking without wheat, using different gluten-free flours and grains.

Brits admit to keeping snacks hidden

A sinful snacks hidden under your bed?

Britain's secret snack stashers are going to extreme lengths to hide their bad food habits from their family - even resorting to hiding food under their bed! One in 10 polled by American Pistachio Growers admitted to a bedroom stash of sweets.

Fresh ideas for summer diets

Summer eating plan makes the most of raw food

If you are looking for a healthy eating plan for summer, a few choice guides can help get your diet back on track. Living Food coach Rebecca Kane offers a step-by-step plan to healthy and happier eating in her new book Turn Your SHINE On (£12.99).

Chocolate lovers found to have lower BMI

Chocolate 'may help keep you slim'

Just in time for Easter, scientists have discovered chocolate may not be the diet disaster that we previously thought. US researchers found that people who ate chocolate on more days of the week were more likely to have a lower BMI.

Oatcakes are full of slow-release energy

Oatcake ideas for your daily snack attack

Eat smart this spring and choose snacks with slow-release energy to make the most of your day. Oats are a wholegrain food that contain fibre and release energy slowly, which helps satisfy and keep hunger at bay throughout the day.

Top tips for dieting this spring

Top dieting tips

Despite the fact we all know this, sticking to a healthy diet is hard and takes a lot of willpower. Here we provide our best tips for helping you stick to your healthy eating plan this spring.

Is it time to detox your diet?

Get a detox delivery direct to your home

If you want to give your digestive system a break from the stresses and strains of modern convenience food, a nutritionally balanced meal delivery plan can help. MyDetoxDiet has a new range of vegan, low fat, low salt juices, soups and salads.

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Broccoli helps kill cancer cells

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'

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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.