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Health bulletin

The latest need-to-know from the world of diet and fitness

Healthy time out

Our round-up of leisure ideas comes with a dose of wellbeing, guaranteed to hit refresh

5 reasons to eat in COLOUR

Covering the rainbow will maximise the variety of nutrients in your diet. We reveal the specific health benefits of fruit and veg in the shops now

Easy ways to get more PLANT PROTEIN

Research shows swapping animal for plant proteins is beneficial to heart health and helps with weight loss. Dietitian Jennifer Low’s everyday swaps make it easy

Tired all the time?

Do you feel you’re constantly running on empty? Our hectic, stressful lives seem to have created a national energy slump. We ask the experts how to recharge our low batteries

AMANDA URSELL’S DAILY GUIDE TO EATING FOR ENERGY

Stay fuelled up, hour by hour, with our nutrition editor’s recommendations for meals and snacks

The bottom line on CELLULITE

In the UK, we spend £30 million a year trying to get rid of cellulite. Can it be done without investing in expensive treatments? We asked the experts for their advice

Your dimplebusting eating plan

Dietitian Dr Sarah Schenker offers her tips

Exercise tactics

Take up the key ways to minimise lumps and bumps

Affordable creams with benefits

While we’re wary of ‘miracle’ lotions with a luxury price tag, these high-street creams may be worth a try

If you can’t beat it, cheat it

Worried about wobbles but tired of covering up? Make-up artist Alice Theobald says a little self-tan can work wonders

Dance to fitness with Darcey

Having enjoyed the highest level of fitness as a ballerina, the Strictly judge shares her new way of dancing to stay in shape – and it’s easy to follow in her footsteps

Living to100

When researching the secrets of centenarians for her new book, Dr Dawn Harper stumbled across a simple truth about their longevity. And if we all did it, it could save the NHS billions

THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO HEALTHY EYES

From the over-use of computer screens to diabetes complications, there are multiple reasons to push eye health up the priority list

Healthy TONIGHT!

Pasta, pizza, pie… This month, it’s all about comforting classics made lighter and speedier for midweek convenience

Lunch special

Spending too much at the sandwich shop? No time to think up DIY options? With our easy assembly jobs, you can have a week’s worth of lunches all ready to go

MED-STYLE ROAST CHICKEN

Bring those sun-soaked holiday flavours to the Sunday roast with this fragrant tomato sauce and a sprinkling of o lives and crumbled feta

6pm panic

Take the stress out of meal planning with this month’s supermarket-dash supper

A day’s worth of healthy eating

THE SECRET TO FUSS-FREE HEALTHY EATING?

Spicy baked sweet potatoes

High in iron and fibre, with three of your five-a-day, this low-cost family meal gives you plenty of bang for your buck

SUPPER on a TRAY

Take one baking tray, layer up your ingredients, then sprinkle with herbs or spices for an all-in-one oven-cooked supper

Deliciously nutritious

When you feel a chocolate meltdown brewing, allow one or two of these truffles to hit the spot. They’re full of good things and only 59kcal each

Time to try… Sunflower seeds

Overshadowed by vogue-ish chia, affordable ‘plain Jane’ sunflower seeds are bursting with essential nutrients. Sprinkle them, bake with them, or grab a handful for a nutritious snack

APPLE STRUDEL

We’ve reinvented this retro classic, cutting down on the calories, fat and added sugars

YOUR DIET PLAN YOUR WAY

The delicious, nutritious and versatile way to lose weight and keep it off for good

NOW KEEP GOING…

Breakfast

Pick and mix your meals

Lunch

Dinner

Put a 150g cod fillet on a piece of foil, then top

Snacks

25g plain popcorn dusted with a little Options Salted

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER of the STAY-SLIM CLUB

We all know one of those lucky people who never seem to put on weight. But have you ever noticed why? Turns out there’s more to staying trim than just good genes and fate. Here, seven slimsters share their secrets

Weight-loss star

When her usual size 18 trousers became a tight fit, Lyndsey decided to join a fitness club – in secret. Nearly 10 years on, the results are still showing

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References

Your guide to the research behind this month’s stories and features

Nutrition lowdown

We cut through the science to help you work out how our recipes – and the foods you buy in the supermarket – fit into a balanced, healthy diet

Affordable healthy eating? Yes, we can

The campaign for healthy eating has come under fire for being elitist. But anyone can eat well for less, argues the Medicinal Chef Dale Pinnock. What’s needed is know-how – and getting supermarkets on board

FIT to the CORE

The all-round benefits of Pilates

The one-minute SLIM PLAN

The secret to shifting those stubborn pounds may have more to do with getting your mind in gear than obsessing over what you eat. We investigate the role of mindfulness and other meditation techniques in losing weight for good

Your daily MEDITATION PLAN

Got a minute? That’s all you need to try this calming meditation technique, designed to help you eat smarter

New product HOT LIST

Healthy Food Guide’s discerning shopper Laura Day discovers