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Healthy Eating

Nourish your body and mind with wholesome and nutritious foods. Discover healthy eating tips, hydration advice and meal planning ideas for a balanced diet.

A close up of someone putting a spoon into a thermos pot containing a freshly made shepherd's pie, on a wooden worktop
Healthy Eating

Food for your flask – take your dinner outdoors

Phillipa Cherryson
A jug of olive oil being poured into a glass bowl with olives dotted around
Healthy Eating

Just 4 teaspoons of olive oil a day can help your heart

Rachel Carlyle
Champagne toast showing the health benefits of Champagne
Healthy Eating

Raise a glass to health: How Champagne could ward off dementia and heart disease

Jayne Cherrington-Cook
A bowl of cooked Brussels sprouts and bacon
Healthy Eating

The health benefits of Brussels sprouts – and how to reduce their smelly side-effects

Phillipa Cherryson
A cartoon of a big vitamin capsule walking with two small capsules
Healthy Eating

Vitamin power couples: The best combinations for your health

The expert advice on which vitamins and minerals you need to combine to get the best results for your health.

Ruth Tierney
A scientist inspects cultured meat
Healthy Eating

Can man-made meat save the planet? And how does it taste? 

Jonathan Margolis
A man drinking a shake from a bottle outdoors
Healthy Eating

Could the NHS-backed 800-calorie ‘soup and shake’ diet work for you?

Patsy Westcott
A bowl of cooked beans on a table laid out next to a spoon, pot of dip and tortilla chips.
Healthy Eating

Beanz meanz brainz: How they help prevent dementia and boost longevity

Gemma Harris
A selection of nuts in bowls on a table
Healthy Eating

Which nuts are healthiest? 6 of the best with benefits

Ruth Tierney
A couple sat at a kitchen table eating a meal
Healthy Eating

What is a balanced diet? How to follow one – and stick to it 

Gemma Harris
People eating a healthy meal together.
Healthy Eating

How to eat healthier: 9 easy ways to boost longevity

Gemma Harris
Image of a blue brain with one half revealing foods that are good for mental health such as green vegetables and fish
Mental Wellbeing

Nutrition and mental health – what to eat more of for mental wellbeing

Good (and poor) nutrition can directly affect our mood and mental wellbeing. We reveal the food choices that make a difference.
Dr Michael Mosley standing in a kitchen holding a bottle of olive oil with Mediterranean-style foods in front of him.
Healthy Eating

Dr Michael Mosley’s top tips for living longer and better

The TV doctor and healthy living expert reveals how to boost your longevity, including one thing we should be doing every day.
Woman holding up orange halves in front of her eyes.
Healthy Eating

7 best foods for eye health: are you eating them?

Struggling with eye issues? Certain nutrients can help to protect our vision and prevent age-related conditions. A dietitian reveals what foods are good for eyesight.
A range of healthy foods laid out on a table
Healthy Eating

5 foods that help you live longer – and they’re already in your kitchen

Filling up your fruit bowl and snacking on nuts? Good news: a new Harvard study confirms the foods that help you live longer.
Older couple sat on a sofa holding a tissue to their noses.
Healthy Eating

What you should eat to fight a cold and feel better

Feeling bunged up? A dietitian reveals the foods that fight colds and boost your immunity to help you stay well and enjoy life.
Fresh sardines, lemon and salt on kitchen
Health

They’re great on toast, but can sardines really help with hearing loss?

There is good news for lovers of oily fish, as scientists find yet another health benefit of eating the food regularly.
Person checking their grocery bill, with a trolley full of food, to help them eat healthily on a budget.
Healthy Eating

How to eat healthily on a budget, according to a dietitian

Food prices are continuing to rise, but your health shouldn’t have to pay the price. Experts share practical money-saving food tips so you can still get the nutrients you need.

A cup of strong coffee and the beans scattered
Brain Health

Can your morning coffee really prevent dementia?

New research finds that espresso could stop rogue proteins that could cause dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
Raw salmon, raw steak, eggs, nuts, and beans, which are high-protein foods.
Food groups

Protein: are you getting enough? 

Everything you need to know about protein, from what it does for your body to the best high protein foods – and how much you really need.
A couple eating a healthy meal together.
Healthy Eating

7 benefits of healthy eating – and easy ways to reap them

From feeling well to living longer, the experts reveal the benefits of healthy eating and the easy ways to improve your diet.