Healthy Eating Features

How to eat when you're stressed

A sample list of foods which help fight stress and give you energy

How to stay fit and healthy in December

January is a fresh start, full of new resolutions and promises, but personal trainer Katie Gormley says now is the time to start sowing the seeds for a fruitful and slim new year.

Is shaping up hard to do?

Shape Up Challenge nutritionist Dr Wynnie Chan answers your questions about diet, weight loss and exercise

Is stress making us fat?

We already know that too much stress is unhealthy. But now there's growing evidence that tension also piles on the pounds

iVillage Voices - real life stories

Feeling stuck or unsure which way to go? Why not get a variety of opinions on a subject to see the bigger picture. Get topical and informative advice here from members of iVillage on a range of topics from relationships to financial issues

Jonny Bowden biography

Learn all about nutritionist Jonny Bowden and his weight loss and healthy eating philosophies

Just how healthy are 'health foods'?

We generally trust that 'health foods' will benefit us in the way they claim to, but just how good for us are they?

Keeping a diet diary

A record of what you eat is one of the keys to successful weight-loss - find out how to make a diet diary work for you.

Kelly Holmes on diet and fitness

Kelly Holmes talks about her diet and fitness routines

Life detox tips

If you're feeling generally under the weather, physical and emotional toxins maybe to blame. Amanda Hamilton and Sandy Newbigging, authors of Life Detox, share their tips to get you started