Health and medical - Metabolism

Expert advice on metabolism including weight loss, weight gain and how to boost your metabolism.

Why your metabolism may not be slowing with age

Why your metabolism may not be slowing with...

For a long time, it was believed that after the...

Centenarians’ gut bugs make disease-fighting acid

Centenarians’ gut bugs make disease-fighting acid

People who live to 100 and beyond seem to be...

How to reverse insulin resistance

How to reverse insulin resistance

If your body stops responding to insulin properly, your risk...

What snack will fill you up the most?

What snack will fill you up the most?

Feeling peckish? HFG helps you find the most satisfying snacks...

Why dieting doesn’t work, and what you can do instead

Why dieting doesn’t work, and what you can...

Tired of dieting and not seeing results? You’re not alone....

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...

Do we really need to snack?

Do we really need to snack?

Healthy Food Guide dietitian Melissa Meier shares the pros and...

5 tips to help you eat more mindfully

5 tips to help you eat more mindfully

Dietitian Catherine Saxelby shares five tips to help you slow...

Effective ways to offset the harms of sitting too much

Effective ways to offset the harms of sitting...

It’s recommended we do at least 30 minutes of exercise...

Food may be an effective medicine – study

Food may be an effective medicine – study

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

Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

Is breakfast really the most important meal of...

When you eat may be just as important as what...

Your complete guide to insulin resistance

Your complete guide to insulin resistance

Insulin is a hormone that helps your body turn food...

What type of eater are you?

What type of eater are you?

If you’re searching for the best way to manage your...

What are the health benefits of spices?

What are the health benefits of spices?

Discover some of the brilliant health benefits of common spices,...

How to speed up your metabolism, according to science

How to speed up your metabolism, according to...

A slow metabolism is often blamed when we struggle to...

The best times to eat

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The best times to eat

British Nutrition Foundation senior nutrition scientist Bridget Benelam looks at...

Do low-carb diets work?

Do low-carb diets work?

Are carbs really to blame for unwanted weight gain? And...

4 foods people avoid that are actually good for you

4 foods people avoid that are actually good...

Fad diets come and go and often demonise specific foods...