, biscuits and desserts provide 19 per cent of our fat intake, along with dairy foods (15 per cent), soups and sauces (3 per cent), chocolate and fudge (3 per cent), oily fruits like olives (1 per cent), meat products (24 per cent), spreads such as butter

– this will prevent the fat from being reabsorbed into the meat.2. Skim the fat off gravy and sauces. Gravy is particularly high in fat, containing around 10 grams per serving. The best way is to prepare it a few hours before you need it and refrigerate it. The fat

cereal 151Cheese 146Crackers 127Biscuits 120Bananas 118Chips 116Bread, white 100Muesli 100Ice cream 96Potato crisps 91Peanuts 84Chocolate 70Doughnut 68Cake 65Croissant 47*Approx. 240-calorie portion

ingredients, although salted butters typically have 1.5 to 2 per cent salt added. Butter lovers defend their favourite spread by saying that it is natural and contains no additives – and how no margarine or dairy spread has yet managed to emulate its creamy

GETTY IMAGES1. WALK AND RUNRemember: miles are miles, as far as your belly's concerned. "Coming back from injury last year, I needed a plan to stop me piling on weight," says James Smith from Hemel Hempstead. "I stopped taking the bus and started

. GGWell, sure, it's not impossible. But a person who is overweight would be faster if he lost weight. Theoretically, a loss of about two pounds will increase speed by about a metre per minute of running. So if a runner runs a 5K in 20 minutes, a two

's not impossible. But a person who is overweight would be faster if he lost weight. Theoretically, a loss of about two pounds will increase speed by about a metre per minute of running. So if a runner runs a 5K in 20 minutes, a two-pound weight loss would make him

successor, Usain Bolt, is not, but that is because he's 200ft tall and runs on wheels. How elite athletes' BMIs comparePaula RadcliffeHeight 5'7" Weight (kg) 54BMI 18.0 (Underweight) Haile GebrselassieHeight 5'4" Weight (kg) 56BMI 20.5 (Normal Weight

lbs in 10 weeks. The pulses are packed with the amino acid leucine, which burns fat fast.14 Eat breakfast every day. Those who fail to kickstart their metabolism with a meal in the morning  eat 100 more calories a day.15 Leave a maximum of three hours

1 Swap your regular cheese for goat's cheese. It's 40 per cent lower in calories than the stuff made from cow's milk.2 Sprinkle cinnamon on a yoghurt each day to burn fat. The spice is a powerful metabolism raiser; half a teaspoon a day is enough