Nutrition Features

Great news for chocolate lovers?

The news that chocolate contains beneficial antioxidants sounds like a good excuse to stock up. But is it really good for us?

Healing foods

If you want to stay fit and healthy the key lies in growing your own fruit and vegetables, according the author of Grow Your Own Pharmacy, Linda Gray

How much fat and carbs should I eat?

Clinical nutritionist, Seki Tijani, explains the basics of a healthy diet

How to avoid bloating this Christmas

Get a head start on your resolutions by making sure you avoid the Boxing Day bloat and can squeeze into your LBD for the New Year's Eve bash.

How to eat when you quit

Smokers oten neglect healthy eating habits. We look at how you can optimise your diet when you stop smoking.

I can't stop bingeing

I suffer from binge-eating and don't know how to stop.

I'm addicted to laxatives and eat in secret

Learn to love yourself for weight loss success

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Lactose intolerance: What's the solution?

Dealing with lactose intolerance

Media victims

Are the glossies to blame for the increase in eating disorders