Eating eggs every day could lower your cholesterol

When you think of cholesterol, what’s the first food that comes to mind? For many, the answer is eggs. And for good reason: their yolks contain relatively high amounts of the waxy fat found in our blo

Taking short standing breaks, even without increasing exercise, is great for your heart, according to a recent report. Researchers examined three groups over three months: a ‘sit less’ group; a ‘sit-t

What the scientists are saying… A “gender gap” ...

Most of our days are broken up with three meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, the hidden hero of our busy, working lives has to be the humble snack. The perfect grab-and-go option, favoured b

We’ve teamed up with Slimming World to bring you this fabulous eating plan

If like me, you were brought up in the 1970s and 80s, you’ll likely have the constant brain niggle that you’re overweight. Remember the Special K advert that suggested that if you could ‘pinch more th