Diet and nutrition - articles and advice
Condition-specific diets
Articles on diet, nutrition, and healthy eating. For trusted reference, see our Patient Information Leaflets on diet and nutrition.
Condition-specific diets
Condition-specific diets are designed to help manage health issues such as diabetes, heart disease, and digestive problems. Learn how nutrition, meal planning, and lifestyle changes can help you manage symptoms, boost energy, and stay healthy.
- UpdatedYour diet and the menopause
- Fatty liver diet: foods to eat and avoid
- Diabetes diet: managing type 2 diabetes
- Acid reflux diet: foods to eat and avoid
- Can diet affect your ADHD?
- Can changing your diet improve PMS?
- PCOS diet: What to eat to manage symptoms
- IBS diet: foods to eat and avoid
- Gout diet: foods to eat and avoid
- Gallstones diet: foods to eat and avoid
- What is the best diet for Crohn's disease?
- Does my diet really affect my immune system?
- Can changing your diet help psoriasis?
- Can changing your diet ease endometriosis symptoms?
- Can your diet reduce the risk of cancer?
- Will a gluten-free diet help my child's eczema?
- How does diet affect dementia?
- Changing your dietary habits after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis
- Coeliac disease diet sheet
Dieta
From Keto and Mediterranean to Korean and Nordic, discover expert tips, meal plans, and nutrition advice to help you eat well and meet your health goals.
- How to make small healthy changes to your diet without dieting
- Can the MIND diet help keep our brains healthy?
- What is the Volumetrics diet, and should you try it?
- What is the Nordic diet?
- What is the Korean diet?
- A dieta da longevidade - pode adicionar anos à sua vida?
- DASH diet - healthy eating that helps lower blood pressure
- Is the Okinawa diet a recipe for longevity?
- Why is cottage cheese the new diet trend?
- Vídeos sobre nutrição e dieta
- The Reducetarian diet: how to eat less meat
- O que é uma dieta low-carb e ela é saudável?
- Why you don't need to detox
- Could your diet be your best anti-ageing secret?
- A hybrid approach to eating: your guide to the pegan diet
- What is the anti-inflammatory diet?
- What is the TLC diet and can it improve your heart health?
- 12 trusted diets for your new year goals
- What is the Eatwell Guide? A balanced diet explained
- What is the Ornish diet and can it transform your health?
- Pescatarian diet: pros, cons, and what you can eat
- What is the planetary health diet?
- What is the Atlantic diet?
- Folha de dieta com baixo teor de gordura
- The truth about the fat in your diet
- How to shop for a low cholesterol diet
- How to improve your immunity through diet and lifestyle
- What is the BRAT diet and why is it unsafe?
- Maneiras simples de seguir uma dieta mediterrânea
- O que é a dieta Whole30?
- What is The Fast 800 diet?
- Fertility diet: what to eat when you're trying to get pregnant
- What is the carnivore diet and is it healthy?
- How can crash diets affect your metabolic flexibility?
- What are the dangers of a detox diet?
- Do New Year's diets actually work?
- Size matters: why our oversized portions are contributing to the obesity crisis
- How diet can reduce your risk of stroke and heart attack
- Can you lower cholesterol through diet alone?
- Why fad diets can actually lead to weight gain
- The keto diet: what is it and does it work?
- Is there a link between diet and acne?
- How your diet can help prevent type 2 diabetes
- Do crash diets ever really work for healthy weight loss?
- Do calorie counts on restaurant menus lead to healthier choices?
- How your diet affects your heart
- Does eating spicy food help you lose weight?
- Is a dairy-free diet healthy?
- Fibre, low FODMAP diet and gut bacteria
Saúde intestinal
A healthy gut supports digestion, boosts immunity, and influences mood-making it essential for overall health. Get practical tips and expert advice on gut health, from improving digestion to boosting your body’s natural defences.
- How to get rid of trapped wind: home remedies that work
- What is your gut microbiome?
- The best gut health foods - and why you need them
- The 5 best probiotic foods for a healthy gut
- O suco de aloe vera realmente ajuda na saúde intestinal?
- What is the link between stroke recovery and gut health?
- How gut bacteria affect mood, focus and brain health
- What's the link between anxiety and gut health?
- A ligação entre a saúde intestinal e a felicidade
- Is there a link between gut health and migraines?
- C-section babies have different gut bacteria to those born vaginally
- Como o seu intestino afeta sua saúde geral
Alimentação saudável
Healthy eating means fuelling your body with a rainbow of fruits, veggies, whole grains, and protein while cutting back on fat, salt, and sugar. Explore our healthy eating articles for meal ideas, nutrition tips, and simple strategies to make eating well easy and enjoyable.
- NovoO que é snackification e por que está dominando nossas cozinhas?
- How to stop your sugar cravings
- How to comfort eat healthily in winter
- Which foods can reduce your stress and anxiety?
- Como aumentar seus níveis de energia e sentir-se menos cansado no inverno
- Which foods help to fight infection?
- What is clean eating and how can you start?
- Healthy packed lunch ideas for school
- How you prep your food matters
- How AI can give you ideas for healthy meals
- Mindful eating: how to slow down and enjoy your food
- Supermarket shopping for foods to help stiff and painful joints
- Como um café da manhã rico em proteínas pode melhorar sua saúde
- Why fibre is your friend
- Feeling hangry? Why we get angry when we are hungry
- Is turmeric good for you?
- 9 food swaps for a delicious and healthy Christmas dinner
- Healthy Hanukkah food for your weight, heart and diabetes
- Como ganhar peso de forma saudável
- Is drinking olive oil good for you?
- How healthy is flavoured water?
- Can red yeast rice lower your cholesterol?
- How much water should you drink a day?
- Why grow your own food for your health?
- Have a happy and healthy Ramadan
- Why dessert stomach may actually be real
- Can psychology diet apps help you eat more mindfully?
- How to set achievable health goals
- How to manage food guilt over Christmas
- Why do we get sugar withdrawal symptoms?
- Why ultra-processed foods are so addictive - and how to cut down
- Which ultra-processed foods are safe - and which should we avoid?
- Ultra-processed foods: Are dairy-free milks like oat or soya good for us?
- Is intermittent fasting healthy?
- O que são alimentos ultraprocessados e eles causam câncer?
- Health-boosting ginger shots: fad or fact?
- Are artificial sweeteners really that bad for us?
- Why too much sugar is bad for children
- Why keep a food diary?
- Signs you’re not drinking enough water
- Managing health conditions during Ramadan
- Best before date: how long is food actually good for?
- How to make healthier choices without missing out
- Café e limão: verificando os fatos da tendência do TikTok
- How to live longer: good habits for a healthy life
- How to keep your child eating healthily at secondary school
- Qual é a ingestão calórica recomendada para mulheres?
- How to avoid snacking when you are bored
- How much meat should we be eating?
- Como comer de forma mais saudável durante os meses mais frios
- What you need to know about unhealthy foods
- How to help your kids eat healthily over Christmas
- Ways to improve your relationship with food
- How big is a portion?
- How to have a healthy Christmas party
- How to eat well when it's hard to shop and cook
- Two soft drinks a day may increase risk of early death
- How to have a healthier barbecue
- What is intuitive eating - and can it improve your relationship with food?
- What happens to your body after giving up caffeine?
- Do you really need to give up sugar?
- Is your child eating too much sugar?
- How to stop binge eating
- How to eat healthily on a tight budget
- Is the food traffic light labelling system useful?
- The health benefits of coffee and tea
- Can diet drinks cause type 2 diabetes?
- Do you need to drink eight glasses of water a day?
- How to choose healthy snacks for you and your kids
- Are carbs actually bad for you?
- What is inflammation and which foods reduce it?
- What would your stomach choose at the supermarket?
- How to eat more vegetables without trying
- Is salt good or bad for you?
- Patient's Christmas Cook Off
- What's the healthiest high street Christmas sandwich?
- How much red meat should you eat?
- How food affects your mood
Nutrição
Nutrition is all about fuelling your body with the right foods to grow, thrive, and stay healthy. Discover the power of good nutrition and how you can transform your health one bite at a time.
- NovoComo jejuar com segurança durante o Ramadã
- 10 benefícios surpreendentes do repolho para a saúde
- 7 alimentos ricos em ferro para adicionar à sua dieta
- Alimentos para fortalecer seu sistema imunológico neste inverno
- 10 essential nutrients you might be lacking
- Are pumpkin seeds good for you?
- Whole grain heroes: Why eat ancient grains?
- 9 health benefits of chia seeds
- Flax seeds: a secret weapon for women's health?
- 8 benefits of matcha tea
- Are juice cleanses good for you?
- Health benefits of garlic
- Beyond the grape: uncorking the health facts about resveratrol
- What are the health benefits of spicy food?
- O que é colina? O nutriente para sua memória, músculos e mais
- Lifting the lid on yoghurt's hidden health benefits
- 7 cacao benefits: is raw chocolate best?
- The latest superfood - what's the fuss around microgreens?
- Juice: Is juicing fruits and vegetables good for us?
- Do 'superfoods' really exist?
- How to avoid iron deficiency
- How much protein do you need to build muscle?
- Dietitians, nutritionists and nutritional therapists: what is the difference?
Receitas
Healthy eating doesn't need to be dull. Make tasty meals that are good for your body and your taste buds with our easy step-by-step recipes. From quick weeknight dinners to nourishing breakfasts and wholesome snacks, we make it simple to enjoy healthy food, at home, every day.
- UpdatedHealthy pancake recipes for your diet
- UpdatedEat your way to a healthy heart: tasty recipe ideas for every meal
- 7 vibrant autumn recipes - keep it seasonal
- Have a healthy Diwali - food swaps and recipes
- 7 light summer salad recipes for hot summer days
- Our favourite summer recipes
- 6 deliciously healthy berries and recipes
- 5 refeições vegetarianas ricas em proteínas para manter sua força
- 5 warming soup recipes
- Brain food: what to eat, when to eat, recipes
- 5 healthy Halloween treats
- 7 easy and delicious keto breakfast ideas
- 7 easy and delicious noodle recipes for students
- 5 quick and healthy meals for students
- Recipe: Gluten-free hot cross buns
- How to make healthy mince pies
- How to make healthy stuffing
- How to make healthy roast potatoes
Veganos e vegetarianos
Discover the power of plants and learn how to stay healthy on a vegan or vegetarian diet. Explore expert tips, condition-specific advice, and delicious recipes to nourish your body and delight your taste buds.
- 5 easy vegan swaps for Veganuary 2026
- 10 fontes de proteína vegetal para a saúde óssea
- Proteínas à base de plantas podem ajudar a prevenir a pressão alta
- How to avoid ultra processed foods when you're vegan
- Como seguir uma dieta vegetariana rica em cálcio
- Uma dieta vegana melhora a saúde do coração, de acordo com um estudo de gêmeos idênticos
- What's the difference between vegan and vegetarian diets?
- How to build muscle on a vegan diet
- O que não dizer a alguém que é vegano
- How to be vegan when you are pregnant or breastfeeding
- How to snack healthily when you are vegan
- Can a plant-based diet improve your migraines?
- What are the health benefits of a vegan diet?
- What happens to your body when you go vegan?
- Sticking to a plant-based diet lowers type 2 diabetes risk
- Pensando em se tornar vegano? Veja como fazer isso de forma saudável
- What are the benefits of a plant-based diet?
Vitamins and supplements
Vitamins and supplements support immunity, fill nutrient gaps, and keep you feeling your best. Find out which vitamins your body really needs and learn how to use them safely and effectively.
- UpdatedWhat are probiotics?
- What are the benefits of vitamin E?
- What is ashwagandha? Health benefits, uses, and side effects
- 10 alimentos do dia a dia ricos em vitamina D
- Vitamin D toxicity: 5 signs you’ve taken too much
- Can probiotics treat obesity and diabetes?
- Can collagen supplements boost your health?
- How to boost your vitamin D levels this winter
- The best anti-ageing supplements for your health
- What does vitamin C serum do?
- What vitamins do I need?
- Can taking supplements help manage diabetes?
- Is kombucha good for you?
- What are the benefits of vitamin D?
- Is mushroom coffee really good for you?
- Feeding your good bacteria with probiotics and prebiotic supplements
- Probiotics for IBS: do they work?
- What are the benefits of vitamin A?
- Do gummy vitamins work?
- Do probiotics promote healthy hair?
- Kimchi and sauerkraut: What are the benefits of eating fermented foods?
- Can vitamins really prevent hair loss?
- Can taurine supplements slow ageing?
- Vitamin C: benefits, sources, and deficiency
- Should you take probiotics for pregnancy?
- What are the benefits of baby probiotics?
- Which pregnancy vitamins do I really need?
- What are the pros and cons of taking supplements?
- Do ZMA supplements really work?
- Biotin: do vitamins for hair growth really work?
- Are fermented foods worth the hype?
- Do supplements work for depression?
- Vitamin A-rich foods could protect against skin cancer
- Most vitamin supplements aren't beneficial for health, study finds
- Vitamin D could cut risk of dying from cancer
- Vitamin B12 deficiency signs you need to know
- Os suplementos para dor nas articulações valem o seu dinheiro?
- Is it safe for everyone to take probiotics?
- How to get vitamin-ready for autumn and winter
- Do omega-3 fish oil supplements have a proven health benefit?
- Does your body need vitamin supplements?