Healthy eating is a crucial part of keeping us healthy. For good health, we need more than 40 different nutrients, and no single food can supply them all - we need a wide variety of foods. Poor, unbalanced diets are one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century. Whatever our personal approach to diet may be, healthy eating is about balancing our choices over time. Healthy eating is most effective if accompanied by good hydration, sufficient sleep, and enough physical activity.
Changing behaviour towards a healthier lifestyle is something we all can do! Check out these tips and use what works best for you.
Whether you are in quarantine or self-isolation due to COVID-19, you will inevitably be spending more time at home. Follow these tips to keep healthy.
The secret to a healthy lifestyle is making small changes. These 10 easy evidence based tips will help you follow a healthier diet as well as a more active daily life.
Some people eat less and others more than normal in response to stress. Innovative ways of tackling stress-related eating behaviour may help people control weight and reduce underlying stress.
Behaviour is a key determinant of people’s health. This review presents approaches to behaviour change and highlights evidence of their effectiveness.
Modern lifestyles, particularly shift work, have changed the daily rhythms of life, but is this a cost to health? What preventative measures for employers and employees can be taken?
Eating breakfast regularly is linked to improved nutrient intakes and may help maintain a healthy body weight.
Given the priority for population dietary change there is a need for a greater understanding of the determinants that affect food choice. This review examines the major influences on food choice with a focus on those that are amenable to change and discusses some successful interventions.
The factors influencing food behaviour provide a set of means to intervene in, and improve, food choices. However, barriers to dietary and lifestyle change exist.