As you can imagine, having staple foods such as bread, pasta and flour mixes on prescription is a vital lifeline for the majority of those who have to follow a gluten free diet, especially those where such carbohydrate rich food sources are important in their nutritional regime, such as diabetics.

Just one can of sugary soft drink raises the relative risk of diabetes by around a fifth, a study has found. Every extra can consumed a day increas...

Low levels of melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep, more than doubles the risk of diabetes in women, a study has found. Researchers made the...

A couple of weeks ago Coca-Cola launched a new advert in the UK called Be OK! The advert offers consumers suggestions for activities which, when combined, can help to burn off the 139 calories in a can of Coca-Cola.

More than 18 million pets are at risk of early death because of poor diets which often include takeaways, crisps and cakes, according to a report. ...

A record three million people have been diagnosed with diabetes in Britain, according to research. The figure - equivalent to 4.6% of the UK popula...

Over the last ten years, I have chosen to see food with a natural, common-sense approach. What would happen if we felt our bodies before we did our weekly shop? What if we asked our body what it needed - not what it is craving? What if I only eat when I am hungry?

Ever wondered how more years you've got on the clock? Well, unlike your ancestors, there are many diseases and health problems with which you simply w...

And a prime example of an underserved, tarnished reputation is that of alcohol. Seen as a vice, more harmful than healthful - in binging amounts this can't be denied. But what about 'moderation' referring to two or less drinks a day for men and one or less for women?

As a diabetologist working in one of Britain's biggest cities I see hundreds of new patients every year. If trends continue, by 2025 five million Britons will have diabetes. That's 400 new patients every day and a disproportionate number will be people of South Asian origin.

The troubled families programme is a major government initiative and one of its most prominent aims is to tackle problems with truancy and exclusion children of troubled families often have.

Fewer than one in 10 parents can identify the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes, figures suggest. Just 9% of parents know that excessive thirst, extreme ...

A nasal spray has been developed that could mean an end to daily injections for sufferers of Type 1 diabetes. The spray, successfully tested on rat...

Whilst some people may need to avoid or restrict coffee, for the rest of us, the bulk of research shows that coffee is more healthful than harmful, and here are five reasons why.

In the UK vitamin D deficiency is believed to cost the UK taxpayer a staggering £29 billion annually - over a quarter of the NHS budget. Compare this to smoking which costs £6 billion annually.

In the winter we have to go against our natural inclination to reduce our activity levels as its dark and miserable in the outside, as well as endeavouring to be more disciplined in our eating patterns - despite the encompassing festive season - aiming to keep evening and night-time carbohydrate intake low, especially those of the simple variety e.g. white pasta, white bread, white rice, baked/roast potatoes, baked goods, soft drinks, desserts etc, to reduce insulin demand. For serious cases of rhythmic misalignment bright light therapy can also be used.

Office staff should take a stand for health by refusing to sit down at meetings and moving their work station to the nearest filing cabinet, according...

The number of people with diabetes is expected to reach 4.4 million by 2020 as the obesity epidemic takes its toll, a charity has warned. Over the ...

We all know that we should be moving our bodies more, but did you know that sitting down could be slowly killing you?