third of men and women have levels considered dangerously high. About one in 500 people in Britain have inherited high blood levels – a condition called familial hypercholesterolaemia. Unidentifiable lumps and bumps on the knuckles or other parts

If broccoli and spinach are the rock stars of the vegetable world, then celery and lettuce are the stage-hands, working hard out of the limelight. For years we've dismissed these pale staples as nutritionally barren, focusing our attention

you might not be performing at your peak - the sheer effort of training in three disciplines while holding down a job and finding time for families is a particularly convincing one - and the symptoms can also be mistaken for other problems.Common signs

Halloween pumpkin and turn the vibrant flesh into soup or pumpkin pie.Buy: For the best-tasting veg, make a beeline for squashes that are small and heavy for their size, with smooth and firm skin. GETTY IMAGES KaleA member of the cabbage family

. Garlic and wild garlicWild garlic is a catch-all name for a number of plants in the allium family, which also includes onions and leeks. Its heady scent returns to most parts of the UK in the spring, with especially fertile foraging to be found across

ASICS Pro Team Nutritionist Ruth McKean joined us recently for a Q&A webchat about nutrition strategies in the lead up to a marathon. Catch up with the highlights.Ruth is a member of the British Dietetic Association and Health Professional Council

the flesh and serve as an accompaniment for your Sunday roast. Onions Along with other vegetables from the allium family (eg, garlic and leeks), onions contain quercitin, an antioxidant that acts like a wet blanket on invading bacteria. Make onions one

You've probably had a busy start to the year. Not only do you have to fit training around your work commitments, family and social life, but you also have to decide what training to do, when, for how long and how hard. With so much to occupy your

. The dissertation studied the positive effect of marathon training on cancer victims and their families. Lucero was running her first Boston Marathon. She had trained well, and eagerly anticipated the day. Things seemed to go smoothly until about the 22-mile mark

. There is one area of nutrition, though, where copying America might just be a good idea. Earlier this year the US Government updated its nutrition guidelines – the recommended daily amounts of staples such as sugars and fats. They based the new guidelines