Nutrition

Nutrition is a vital part of our health and growth. Good nutrition can help reduce high blood pressure, lower high cholesterol and strengthen bones.

Healthy eating can also improve wellbeing, as well as lowering the risk of some diseases, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Nutrition articles

How to boost your iron levels to treat iron deficiency anaemia

Iron is essential for almost every aspect of your health. This is because it is a critical part of your blood, which contains haemoglobin.

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How to adjust your diet if you have type 2 diabetes

Around four million people in the UK have type 2 diabetes. This condition causes high sugar (glucose) levels in your blood.

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Your guide to a healthy, balanced diet

Although a healthy diet varies from person to person, there are some basic components that your body needs.

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Why crash diets don't work

Crash diets involve a severe reduction in your calorie intake over a short period of time.

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Seven health benefits of cutting down on sugar

Too much sugar in your diet can have a significant impact on your health, increasing your risk of serious health conditions.

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10 foods to help boost your health

There’s an old saying, ‘you are what you eat’, and as a rule of thumb, if you want to enjoy good health, you should try to eat healthy food.

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10 foods that are good for your eyes

A healthy diet can be a great way to take care of your eyes.

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Six tips to help you cut back on sugar

Cutting back on sugar can bring many health benefits. But it can be challenging to make such a significant change to your diet.

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The effects of fast food on your body and health

Regularly eating lots of fast food can have both short and long-term effects on your physical health.

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The eight best foods for healthy skin

When it comes to looking after your skin, what you put into your body is just as important as the way you treat your skin.

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The best foods to help improve your digestive system

The digestive system breaks down the food you eat, allowing your body to absorb the energy and nutrients it contains.

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What is a healthy, balanced diet?

Being told to eat a healthy, balanced diet is common advice, but what exactly does this mean?

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Food allergies: what are they and how are they treated?

Food allergies occur when your body’s immune system overreacts to harmless substances (allergens) you ingest.

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Why do I overeat?

When we use the term overeating it means eating more than is needed for our body or more than is usual for us.

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Diet and lifestyle: six tips to reduce your risk of cancer

There are over 350,000 cases of cancer each year in the UK and one in two people will develop some form of it during their lifetime.

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Six lifestyle tips to reduce high cholesterol

It’s estimated that almost half of adults in the UK have cholesterol levels that are higher than the national guidelines.

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The best foods for maintaining a healthy heart

We all know that some foods are better for us than others, but do you know how your diet can affect your heart?

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Maintaining healthy joints with an anti-inflammatory diet

Inflammation is your body’s reaction to foreign substances, such as pollen, chemicals and microbes (eg bacteria, viruses and fungi).

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When and how to follow a gluten-free diet

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye, and consequently, is found in many foods.

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Pre-colonoscopy diet

Before having a colonoscopy, you need to empty your colon so that your doctor can see the inside of your colon clearly.

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Gallstones diet

The gallbladder sits underneath your liver and stores bile, a liquid produced by your liver to help break down fat.

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