Jonathan Ross’ daughter Honey has revealed he and wife Jane Goldman presented her with ‘absolutely toxic’ diets when she felt unhappy about her weight as a teen. On Loose Women on Tuesday, the model, 23, said she ‘hated her body’ and that her parents ‘tried to give her solutions to her problem’ which was to … Read more
From catwalk stars to social media sensations, celebrities usually have an army of nutritionists and private chefs on hand to make sure their diet keeps them looking in tip top shape. But which stars have the healthiest regimes and who could be sacrificing essential nutrients in favour of keeping calories low? British-born Mia Challiner, who now … Read more
More Weight Watchers diets could be prescribed on the NHS as Boris Johnson looks at slimming down the nation after his coronavirus battle convinced him to shape up NHS could prescribe more Weight Watchers plans to tackle national obesity Current plans are only given to those people at risk of Type 2 Diabetes People will … Read more
Young children who drink two cups of 100% pure fruit juice a day have healthier diets as teenagers and eat more fruit, study finds Drinking more pure juice was linked to healthier diets in adolescence Children who drank lots of fruit juice went on to eat more fruits as teens Despite drinking more of the high-sugar … Read more
Coronavirus lockdowns are worsening child obesity due to less physical activity and poorer diets, including increased intake of crisps, red meat and sugary drinks. US researchers found obese kids in Italy ate more junk food and watched more TV at the expense of physical activity during the Covid-19 social distancing measures. Compared with this time … Read more
Why you should eat your beans, nuts and tofu: Eating a diet high in plant protein cuts the risk of death, study suggests Japanese researchers followed the diets of 70,696 people for 18 years Those who got more protein from plants than meat lived longer High plant protein diets were also linked to better overall … Read more
Fad diets DO work… but only for a year: Health benefits such as weight loss and blood pressure vanish after 12 months, new study suggests Improving eating habits will only keep weight off for less than a year, study says The findings come from analysis of 121 separate scientific studies Only diet which appeared to … Read more
Food poverty is at least 4,000 years old, suggests a new study of ancient diets in the south-east coast of Spain. Scientists found differences between the food consumption habits of the rich and poor in the Iberian Peninsula, dating back to the Bronze Age. The team studied the Spanish El Algar community, one of the … Read more
A mother’s diet during pregnancy could influence her child’s risk of developing symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests. While women are often encouraged to eat foods rich in omega-6 fatty acids – like nuts and soybeans – the study found that increased the risk of their children being inattentive and impulsive … Read more
As many as two million Britons are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the next five years, according to alarming new NHS figures. They have non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, or pre-diabetes — unhealthily high blood sugar levels. If they don’t take action, they could soon be joining the four million or so already diagnosed with … Read more