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.

Does it really matter what time of day we eat our carbs? Surely they're better in the morning to fill us up for the day, right? Scientists have been investigating…

You can't move for so-called 'miracle' healthy eating plans in January. Here's the British Dietetic Association's list of the fad diets to avoid this year (and always).

Regularly snacking in the middle of the night can harm your health over time, but what should you do if you're a shift worker and need to eat at irregular times?