UAN:255 Article type:--The Department of Health recommends we consume no more than 30-35 per cent of our total calories from fat in food, but in reality we consume nearer 40 per cent. Both so-called invisible fats – those hidden in foods

1. Remove the skin from poultry before you serve it. This simple tip will save you as much as 5 grams of fat in every serving of chicken and turkey. Also roast meat on a rack so that excess fat can dribble out onto a tray below

survey revealed that 18 per cent of young adults leave home without eating breakfast and snack throughout the day on foods high in fat, calories, sugar and salt. Meanwhile, a Gallup survey conducted recently showed that we are getting heavier as a result

At this moment, the chances are you have a dietary deficiency that's harming your health, hindering your recovery and holding you back in training. Even if you pop a multivitamin and get the recommended daily amount of vitamins and minerals, you're unlikely to be consuming enough...

intestines from absorbing fat, which should lower the number of calories that enter your body. The theory is that chitosan’s large, bulky chemical structure acts much like a sticky piece of Velcro that traps small amounts of fatty substances in your

store, and you’re bound to come across a staggering array of supplements that claim to speed your metabolism and shed unwanted fat.Many of these products contain a Chinese herb called ma huang, also called ephedra, or a synthetic version called ephedrine

. Here he takes your through six power foods to help fight the fat.Picture credit: tomaikens.co.uk

taste. The new spreadable butters have been whipped or have sometimes had the hard fat removed – but they are as high in saturated fats as the original. All of the other spreads in the refrigerator section at the supermarket are highly processed mixes

-buster is great for motivation. I always start my runs with a walk until I feel mentally prepared to pick up the pace, and if I don't feel like it, I just walk and enjoy it for what it is." 2. FAT IS YOUR FRIEND "Certain 'diet' foods backfire because they leave

than their sedentary, but skinny, peers.We asked two experts to, ahem, weigh in. Glenn Gaesser, director of the Healthy Lifestyles Research Centre at Arizona State University, US, says you can be fit and fat. Amy Weinstein, an assistant professor