Low GI diets are making headlines as a popular option for losing weight. It helps to know what the GI is and how it works.
The glycaemic index, GI, is a measure of how fast glucose …

Teenagers can be the most difficult bunch of people to feed. They are very opinionated and often ‘know’ what it is they want to eat. Unfortunately, their choices are all wrong. It may be impossible …

In latter years, the number of people with food sensitivity has been increasing in the UK. Doctors are yet to pin-point the exact reason for this, but factors that contribute to this condition include one’s …

It seems ironical that a skinny person can have excess fat, the same layers that obese people are trying to shed. However, research has shown that anorexic people do have high fat content, disputing the …

Antioxidants are constituents of certain food products which reverse the process of oxidation damage to the body. Cellular respiration is an exothermic process and it releases heat. This heat can be damaging to the body. …

Vitamin D3 is a type of dietary vitamin which is derived from eggs, meat, milk and other dairy products. The sun is also a major source of this vitamin. We may suffer from deficiencies of …

Research has shown that right diet is a major factor that can reduce the risk of cancer. Although Nutrition scientists have not been able to show a direct connection between diet and cancer, there is …

Many people are conscious of getting the right amount of vitamins in their diets but pay little attention to minerals. Minerals play an important part for maintaining good health and they should not be ignored. …

If Weight Watchers needed any more motivation to lose weight, they have just got some. As a Weight Watchers group gathered for a routine weigh-in, they did find reason to lose some of their excess …

You may not have realized it, but your kitchen may be the source of the extra ounces on your hips. According to research in the Annual Reviews of Nutrition, many factors in the kitchen like …