Getting a ‘balanced diet’ is something we all aim for, but what does it actually mean? Why is getting a balance of nutrients so important for our health? Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are all required to maintain a healthy body and an energetic lifestyle. This article will help you understand ...

Ask anyone when last they had the recommended five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables. Chances are that they probably can’t remember - or have never eaten that much in a day to begin with. Despite our best efforts, maintaining a completely full and balanced diet just doesn't always happen, ...

The Mediterranean diet is a nutritional model based on some traditional healthy living habits of people living in countries washed by the Mediterranean Sea, like Italy, Greece, France and Spain. It even became categorised as part of UNESCO heritage in 2010. Basically this diet follows a pyramidal ...

Having a balanced and nutritious diet is important for so many reasons. A good diet can help keep your body and brain healthy as well as being good for your mental well being. In fact, research shows that there is a direct correlation between the food you eat and the moods it produces. Therefore, a ...

The New Year 2019 is now upon us and many people are feeling the effects of weeks' of excessive consumption of food and booze, and during the month of extreme January dieting and detoxes abound, usually fuelled by a heavy dose of guilt! It’s human nature to want to eat healthier and to eat less ...

I’m always reading different things on the internet about how to lose fat, and they’re forever contradicting anything you thought you knew. For those who aren’t too clued up but want to get lean, it must be pretty confusing! So I’ve compiled a list of how to eat in order to burn those unwelcome ...

In the last couple of decades, people have become far more concerned about their health and trying to maintain a healthy weight. This focus on fitness and physical wellbeing has given birth to tons of diet plans, with varying degrees of success. Since there are so many options out there, the ...

I'm sure many, if not all readers of KFK content have seen advertisements for “special, scientific diets” that allow you to eat anything you want and gain 6-pack abs. These advertisements are definitely getting at something...but let's be honest with ourselves. Even though you could eat only junk ...

Similar to the Atkins or low carb diet, the ketogenic diet can be defined as one containing very low amounts of carbohydrates with high amounts of fat. Whilst the idea of a high-fat diet may sound incredibly strange, there's actually a good rationale behind it. By reducing carbohydrate intake ...

Fibre is an important part of a healthy diet and one that is often overlooked. There are two categories of fibre: soluble and insoluble, and both are only found in plant foods. Soluble fibre blends with water and turns into a gel-like substance that can be digested by the body whereas insoluble ...