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Evidence-informed guidance on navigating food choices for specific dietary conditions.

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Coeliac Disease Beyond Gluten Free: Scoring What is Really Safe

Going gluten free is essential with coeliac disease. But avoiding gluten is only half the picture. Here is what else your diet needs.

3 February 20269 min read
Practical Guides

Weight Management Without Calorie Counting: A Smarter Approach

Why food quality matters more than calorie arithmetic, and a practical five-point framework for sustainable weight management.

24 March 20269 min read
Practical Guides

Smart Swaps: Better Choices Without Giving Up What You Love

The most effective dietary changes are the ones you barely notice. Here are swaps for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.

21 March 20266 min read
Practical Guides

The Beginner's Guide to Reading Food Labels in the UK

The front of a package is advertising. The back is where the truth lives. Here is how to read it in five minutes.

18 March 20267 min read
Conditions

Blood Sugar: A Guide for the 6 Million UK Adults at Risk

Prediabetes is reversible. Here are the dietary changes that reduce your risk of Type 2 diabetes by 50%, backed by decades of clinical evidence.

17 March 202610 min read
Practical Guides

Food as Medicine: What to Eat for Common Ailments

Constipation, fatigue, bloating, joint pain, poor sleep, low mood. The foods with evidence behind them and how they work.

14 March 20267 min read
Food Science

Gut Health: Why Your Microbiome Decides More Than You Think

Your gut bacteria influence your mood, immunity, weight, and disease risk. Here is what to feed them and what to avoid.

10 March 20269 min read
Food Science

Power Foods: 20 Foods That Punch Above Their Weight

20 foods with outsized nutritional value, all available in UK supermarkets for under two pounds. No goji berries required.

7 March 20267 min read
Practical Guides

How to Use MyFoodFit: Getting the Most From the App

A straightforward guide to setting up your profile, scanning products, understanding scores, and using Find Food.

3 March 20266 min read
Conditions

Kidney Disease Diet: What to Eat When Everything Has Limits

CKD dietary management is uniquely complex. Potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and protein all need careful balancing. Here is how to do it.

28 February 20269 min read
Conditions

Histamine Intolerance: The Condition Nobody Diagnoses

Headaches after wine, flushing after cheese, bloating after sauerkraut. Histamine intolerance affects up to 3% of the population and most have never heard of it.

24 February 202610 min read
Conditions

ADHD and Food: What the Brain Science Says About Diet

Omega-3, iron, zinc, and blood sugar stability. What the research says about nutrition and ADHD, and what to actually eat.

17 February 20268 min read
Conditions

Crohn's and IBD: A Food-by-Food UK Guide

IBD requires different diets during flare and remission. Here is what to eat in each phase and how to identify your triggers.

10 February 202610 min read
Practical Guides

Fussy Eaters: A Parent's Guide to Getting Kids Eating Well

Why children refuse food, what actually works based on the evidence, smart swaps for limited diets, and when to worry.

7 February 20266 min read
Life Stages

Nutrition for Adults and Ageing Well

Part 3. How nutritional needs shift from your 20s through your 60s and beyond, and what to do about it.

27 January 20266 min read
Life Stages

Menopause and Nutrition: What Your Body Needs Now

How menopause changes your nutritional needs and what to do about it. Calcium, protein, phytoestrogens, gut health, and practical UK food guidance.

20 January 20269 min read
Practical Guides

Vegan Nutrition: Getting It Right Without Guessing

A vegan diet can be exceptionally healthy or nutritionally disastrous. The difference comes down to five specific nutrients.

13 January 20269 min read
Conditions

Heart Health Diet UK: What to Eat After a Cardiac Diagnosis

Practical UK food guidance for heart health. The three dietary changes that matter most, specific supermarket swaps, and what to limit.

6 January 20268 min read
Food Science

The Ultra-Processed Food Debate: What the Science Actually Says

UPFs are everywhere in the headlines. Here is what the research actually shows, where the real debate sits, and why not all ultra-processed foods are equal.

18 December 20258 min read
Life Stages

Growing Up Well: Nutrition for Children and Teenagers

Part 2. Fussy toddlers, school-age habits, teenage nutritional risks, and practical strategies for every age.

15 December 20256 min read
Life Stages

Pregnancy Food Safety: What to Actually Eat (and Avoid) in the UK

A practical UK guide to pregnancy food safety. What you genuinely need to avoid, what your body needs more of, and five common myths busted.

9 December 20258 min read
Practical Guides

Halal Food in the UK: Beyond the Label

UK food labelling does not require halal status. Here is how the three-tier classification works and what to look for in UK supermarkets.

2 December 20258 min read
Conditions

Managing Diabetes and IBS Together: A Food-by-Food UK Guide

When you have both Type 2 diabetes and IBS, dietary advice directly conflicts. Here is the food-by-food guide to what actually works for both conditions.

25 November 202512 min read
Life Stages

Feeding the First Year: Nutrition from Pregnancy Through Weaning

Part 1 of our Nutrition Through the Ages series. Pregnancy nutrition, breastfeeding, weaning, first foods, and the pouch problem.

18 November 20255 min read
Life Stages

What to Eat on GLP-1: A UK Food Guide for Semaglutide and Tirzepatide Users

Practical, evidence-based guidance on choosing the right foods while taking semaglutide or tirzepatide, with UK-specific product recommendations and protein targets.

11 November 202510 min read