No Nonsense Fitness
These articles provide advice on healthy eating for sports, weight loss and general wellbeing. Diet is vital to health, so we explain what a healthy diet is and how it affects your weight. We also have a growing selection of diet plans.
The easiest way to fail a low calorie diet is lack or preparation. He we provide all the meal ideas you need to stick to the 5:2 diet.
20 best meals for the 5:2 diet – Lose Fat and Eat Well Read More
Weight loss means eating fewer calories, but don’t let your muscles go to waste.
Eat a low calorie diet without losing muscle Read More
This week’s Dragons Den (BBC TV, UK) saw an ex-fitness instructor present his new health food idea to the Dragons. The food is low sugar, gluten free noodles and pasta, …
Is Bare Naked Foods the answer to obesity? Read More
A collection of free diet plans to help you to lose weight and reach your fitness goals.
A Review Of The Best Free Diet Plans Read More
The Plan D diet is a simple weight loss program which is basically a low GI diet plan which helps you to manage your blood glucose levels
Sherri Shepherd’s Plan D Diet for Diabetes Read More
The Glycemic Index was described by Dr. Atkins as “A Beautiful Tool“. It is used by diabetics to help manage blood sugar levels and is also a key reason why the …
A Beautiful Tool For Health and Fitness Read MoreRecently there has been increased interest in “tea diets”. Sometimes referred to as Green Tea Diets, but more recently marketed as Wuyi Tea Diets, these so called “diets” use effective …
Does Green Tea Really Aid Weight Loss? Read MoreThe Atkins Diet is often misunderstood. It is still a great way to lose weight and does not have to be an unhealthy diet.
The Atkins Nutritional Approach Read MoreSugar still remains as one of the most misunderstood part of our diet. On one hand it provides vital energy for healthy body function and fuels the brain, on the …
Sugar, Carbohydrates and Your Health Read MoreThe media love reporting news of superfood discoveries, but is there really any such thing as a superfood? The fact is, often the foods are not all that super at all. Sensationalist reporting just makes them seem super.
How Super are Superfoods? Read MoreSince 1992 the USDA has used the Food Pyramid to provide Americans with a guide to healthy eating. Now it is updating its message and using a new tool to help American to eat well and live healthier lives.
The New Food Pyramid – USDA Reviews Its Healthy Eating Guidelines Read MoreThe Dukan Diet was developed around the same time as the Atkins Diet Revolution and follows a similar pattern – an intensive induction period of around 2 weeks called the Attack Phase, then the Cruise and Consolidation phases that are aimed at developing a healthy diet in the long term. Like any diet system the key is to follow the diet through each stage until the end, and then carry on eating healthily.
The Dukan Diet – The French Weight Loss Diet System Read MoreTomatoes reduce hunger – see our tomato diet tips. A tomato diet is simple to implement. The key rule is to eat tomatoes with most of your meals, and also eat some tomato snacks. Tomatoes are very healthy and provide a few little secret ingredients that aid weight loss.
The Tomato Diet Read More
Central obesity is the most dangerous type of fat accumulation. Here we discuss the various medical conditions that may result from long term obesity and also provide some solutions to help you deal with the problem. The advice comes from an article published in Functional Foods in Health and Disease in 2011 which looked at the role of the Mediterranean Diet and weight management.
Central Obesity, Diet and Metabolic Syndrome Read MoreIn February 2011 the BBC showed a documentary called The Big Fat Truth About Low Fat Foods which examined the diet food industry and looked at what goes into low fat foods, …
The Big Fat Truth About Low Fat Foods on the BBC Read MoreReal Indian food is very healthy and often spicy, which both help with weight management. Also many curries purchased in Indian restaurants are not particular healthy due to high fat …
Indian Vegetarian Diet for Healthy Weight Control Read MoreChristina Aguilera took a slightly unusual approach to eating to help maintain her slim figure and it seems to work. Her diet was simple in theory, although a little harder …
The Christina Aguilera Diet and Workouts Read MoreWhat Are BCAAs – Branch Chain Amino Acids? You should be familiar with the main macro nutrients – carbohydrates, proteins and fats – and that carbohydrate and protein are both …
BCAA – Branch Chain Amino Acids – Fitness Nutrition Read MoreWhat is the best way to eat to lose weight? Grazing, that is snacking throughout the day, eating 6-8 micromeals everyday, having one big meal at breakfast and nothing else? …
3 High Protein Meals A Day Aid Weight Loss Read MoreAre potatoes unhealthy? They are high GI and are often fried, which makes them unhealthy. However, if cooked in a healthy way potatoes are very healthy. Chris Voight decided to …
The Potato Diet – 20 Potatoes A Day For Health and Fitness Read More
Today on Cook Yourself Thin (Channel 4) Gizzi Erskine, a food writer and weight loss expert, helped a Jamaican lady to change her cooking habits to aid weight loss. Just by …
The Jamaican Weight Loss Diet Read MoreLatest studies have show that many vegetarians are not getting enough vitamin B12 in their diet. A lack of vitamin B12 can lead to poorer cognitive function including memory loss, …
Many Vegetarians At Risk of Dementia and Alzheimers Read More
Three top bodybuilders share their nutrition and diet: Jay Cutler (3 times Mr Olympia winner), Branch Warren (came 2nd in the 2009 Mr Olympia) and Victor Martinez.
Bodybuilding Diets of Pro Bodybuilders Jay Cutler, Branch Warren and Victor Martinez Read More
An egg diet is not a diet consisting of only eggs, however, it does involve eating a larger part of your protein allowance in the form of eggs. The egg …
Eat more eggs for healthy weight loss Read MoreBrazil nuts have a high level of cholesterol, unlike many other nuts, and this can increase the risk of heart disease. The an culprit for this increased cholesterol is the high levels of selenium which they contain.
Brazil Nuts – Supernut or Deadly? Read MoreDanone’s yogurt drink Actimel claimed that it gave health benefits due to the presence of healthy bacteria and made children healthier. The Advertising Standards Authority has banned Danone for advertising …
Actimel Advert is Banned – Probiotic Yogurt Does Not Make Children Healthy Read More
Juicing is a popular way to consume fruit. Although many advocates of juicing believe that it is the route to long life, health and happiness, we do not take the …
8 Great Juice Recipes to Detox and Rejuvenate Read MoreOn average the color of a fruit or vegetable indicates how nutritious it is. Generally darker, deeper colored fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than lighter ones. So those well ripened …
The Color of Food and Other Tips for Healthy Eating Read More
One question that many people ask when they first take an interest in Tai Chi, Chi Gung, yoga or any other energetic art, is “what is the best diet for improving the flow of chi throughout the body?”.
A Chinese Taoist Diet to Increase Chi Energy Read MoreCellulite is a relatively common condition, affecting both men and women, which usually starts to appear after puberty. How do we get rid of it?
Cellulite Reduction Diet Read More