Healthy Weight

It can feel like an epic battle to maintain a healthy weight, but our experts are here to help. Find trusted advice and inspirational stories to help you make healthy fitness and nutrition choices in our weight articles. 

Dinner time provides a great opportunity to fill up on great nutrients, especially if you’ve had a busy day at work or with the family. Our mix and match guide will help you create delicious and healthy dinners.

Updated: Tuesday 20 September 2022

Published: Tuesday 27 November 2018

They say mathematics can explain the universe. It can also explain why you’re not achieving your weight loss goals. Head of Preventative Medicine, Dr Ben Kelly crunches the numbers.

Updated: Friday 2 September 2022

Published: Thursday 5 January 2017

Do you know how much sugar you should be consuming? Sugar is part of a healthy balanced diet but as it is can be hidden in foods we often consume too much. This sugar infographic explains how to find the balance.

Updated: Monday 25 April 2022

Published: Monday 30 November 2015

Use our mix and match guide below to create a variety of delicious and nutritious balanced breakfasts.

Updated: Monday 25 April 2022

Published: Tuesday 27 November 2018

Use our mix and match guide below to create a variety of delicious and nutritious balanced lunches.

Updated: Monday 25 April 2022

Published: Tuesday 27 November 2018

Use our mix and match guide below to create a variety of delicious and nutritious balanced dinners.

Updated: Monday 25 April 2022

Published: Tuesday 27 November 2018

Flavour isn’t the only thing to consider when choosing which fats to cook with. Mary Cotter explains how choosing the right oils can have a huge benefit for your health too.

Updated: Monday 25 April 2022

Published: Thursday 26 November 2015

Taking time in the kitchen could be a novel way to improve your health. Nutritional Therapist Shirley Ward explains how.

Updated: Monday 25 April 2022

Published: Thursday 17 March 2016

The ancient practice of mindful eating can enable us to enjoy the food we eat, maintain a healthy weight, and avoid a whole range of health problems. Tracey Strudwick explains.

Updated: Monday 25 April 2022

Published: Monday 14 March 2016

Brendan Street, our Professional Head of Emotional Wellbeing, provides some insight into why we may eat emotionally and provides some tactics to helps us limit it.

Updated: Monday 25 April 2022

Published: Tuesday 17 January 2017

Andy had noticed he was getting larger. He was aware that his chest would get tight, and he preferred to hide in the back of photographs. But it wasn't until he applied for the Healthy Weight Programme that he realised how close he was to a catastrophic event.

Updated: Monday 18 May 2020

Published: Tuesday 30 May 2017

Sleeve gastrectomy is now the most commonly performed weight loss surgery in the UK. Mr Simon Gibson, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon at Nuffield Health Glasgow, explains what’s behind its growing popularity.

Updated: Wednesday 26 February 2020

Published: Monday 22 February 2016

Two decades of unhealthy eating had made Alison obese, diabetic and unhappy. She came to Nuffield Health desperate for a solution that might finally work. This is her story.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Wednesday 10 February 2016

Simon has transformed from an unhealthy and overweight Corporate Insurance Advisor to a triathlete and coach following a Nuffield Health Assessment that revealed startling results.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Tuesday 23 June 2015

Jonny was 40 years old and lacked confidence. He had been carrying extra weight for most of his life. He hadn't had a girlfriend in years and was beginning to feel like he would be left behind as he watched his friends meet people and pair off one by one. Eventually he decided enough was enough.

Updated: Tuesday 7 January 2020

Published: Tuesday 26 May 2015

Choosing surgery to help with your weight-loss journey can be life changing. Whether you need to kick start results or a life-long change, Mr Simon Dexter, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital, outlines the options.

Updated: Wednesday 27 November 2019

Published: Thursday 4 February 2016

What is so great about oats? Nuffield Health Nutritional Therapist Jessica Andersson explains their superpowers and why they're the best start to the day.

Updated: Thursday 15 August 2019

Published: Wednesday 16 November 2016

Surgery can improve people’s lives, but it’s not a one-stop solution for your weight problems. Getting your body in shape takes commitment - with or without surgery, says Ahmed Hamouda, bariatric specialist at Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

Updated: Thursday 17 January 2019

Published: Friday 24 July 2015

Having a lot of weight to lose can feel like an impossible challenge at first. But by setting small goals you can achieve big things. Head of Fitness Chris Foster provides some tips.

Updated: Thursday 17 January 2019

Published: Monday 28 November 2016

Your health isn’t just about the number on the scales. Here’s what having above average body fat percentage means for you, even if your BMI is normal.

Updated: Thursday 17 January 2019

Published: Thursday 5 January 2017