of whom have no regular exercise program. The hope was that the pyramid would help put the US governments dietary guidelines into common practice. Today, however, the Food Guide Pyramid is as outdated as the Four Food Groups. Numerous nutritional advances
Let's face it, we all love food. But everyone has different eating patterns: some keep a track of everything; others grab whatever they can on the go. There's no right or wrong way to eat well - what works for one runner might not for the next. Work
Are you struggling to cut back on your favourite foods now February is here? The good news is that a little of what you like might actually be better for your body.To debunk the myths about the foods you like most - and to show some
Every day you are bombarded with images of food, facts about food and outright lies about food, and this constant barrage has to compete with what you already think you know about food. Sometimes you just want a few simple questions answered. So
1. Beware the labelsFood labels that say ‘low-fat’, ‘light’ or ‘healthy’ don’t always tell the whole truth. A product must contain less than three per cent fat to earn the ‘low-fat’ label, but that can mean it’s full of sugar instead
How do you and food get along? This non-scientific true-false quiz will help you get a handle on your relationship with food. Answer the questions below based on your habits, patterns, and typical behavior and see how you score.1. I don't need
If you’re fed up of ruining your hard work with greasy takeaways, put down the phone and pick up your pinny. With ready-to-use ingredients, you can cook post-run meals that are far healthier – and cheaper – than the ‘goods’ from your local takeaway.Ditch: Takeaway cheese and tom...
At 26 years old, Tom Aikens was the youngest chef ever to earn a Michelin star. But for this veteran of the Virgin London Marathon and the Marathon des Sables, it's not enough for food to merely taste spectacular - it should boost your fitness, too
bones more quickly. So in addition to sound medical advice, choose the right combinations of foods to speed recovery and get back on track. Follow our slideshow to find out where to aim your trolley when you shop.Picture credit: Sue Tallon
, from the not bad to the perfectly awful.Chinese"There has been a lot of negative publicity about the use of the food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG) in Chinese food and there are now fewer places using it as an ingredient," says Currell. However, it
