Could the likes of YouTube star Zoella and her boyfriend Alfie Deyes be encouraging young people to eat an unhealthy amount of calories? Apparently so.

A new survey has debunked many food myths British people live by - and there's good news for people who accidentally swallow chewing gum, but bad news for folks eating carrots to improve their night vision.

The amount Brits spend on grabbing snacks on the go and eating out comes in at more than £49 billion a year. What are people buying?! Not caviar - mainly coffee, it would seem.

The government wants us all (well, many of us) to go on a diet and reduce our calories by 20 per cent by 2024 - with a little help from the likes of McDonald's and Greggs.

Is a low-carb diet or a low-fat lifestyle best if you want to lose weight? It's a bit of a minefield, but US scientists have tried to settle the debate once and for all.

It's time to stop lying to ourselves about how many calories we eat on a daily basis. Some of us are underestimating by up to 1,000 calories a day. Yikes.

Dieters in Leicester lose the most weight each time they pledge to change their eating habits, but what's stopping them from sticking to their diets? Spoiler: chocolate.

Gluten-free food substitutes can be dangerous for health and pointlessly expensive if there's no medically diagnosed need for you to stop eating gluten.