Health and medical - Heart

Expert advice on healthy eating and exercise to protect and improve your heart health.

The health benefits of avocado

The health benefits of avocado

Dietitian Melissa Meier explains why avocados are so good for...

How to get the nutrients in seafood without eating fish

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How to get the nutrients in seafood without...

Dietitian Professor Catherine Itsiopoulos examines what nutrients people who don't...

The health benefits of cauliflower

The health benefits of cauliflower

Cauliflower has been elevated to near cult status in the...

Whole grains may help keep middle-age spread at bay

Whole grains may help keep middle-age spread at...

Eating three serves of whole grains every day may help...

The health benefits of kiwifruit

The health benefits of kiwifruit

From desserts and smoothies to salsas and ceviche, there are...

10 ways exercise is the best natural medicine

10 ways exercise is the best natural medicine

Healthy Food Guide founding editor Niki Bezzant takes a look...

How to get omega-3 from plant foods

How to get omega-3 from plant foods

Plant-based omega-3 fat (ALA) is good for all of us...

7 of the best cholesterol-lowering foods

7 of the best cholesterol-lowering foods

If you've been told your cholesterol is too high, you...

What to eat to add 10 years to your life

What to eat to add 10 years to...

What you eat can make a big difference to the...

Is tea good for you?

Is tea good for you?

Nothing beats sitting down with a nice cup of tea,...

Food may be an effective medicine – study

Food may be an effective medicine – study

Prescribing patients fruit and vegetables may be an effective way...

5 realistic ways to lose excess belly fat, according to science

5 realistic ways to lose excess belly fat,...

Carrying too much weight around your belly can be a...

Nutritious hospital food may help save heart patients’ lives

Nutritious hospital food may help save heart patients’...

It’s not uncommon to hear people who have had a...

Is a vegan diet really better for your heart?

Is a vegan diet really better for your...

Around half a million British people are now vegan, according...

Don’t go bacon your heart – processed meat linked to early death

Don’t go bacon your heart – processed meat...

Eating processed meat is associated with an increased risk of...

Early ageing and disease risk goes up after youth mental illness

Early ageing and disease risk goes up after...

People who experience mental illness in their youth are at...

The health benefits of pineapple, plus how to cut it

The health benefits of pineapple, plus how to...

Dietitian Caroline Trickey looks at the health benefits of pineapple,...

What to look for in a healthy salad dressing

What to look for in a healthy salad...

Salad is a delicious, fresh way to include more vegetables...