Our chief executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths shares her thoughts on the Renewed Women's Health Strategy for England.

The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded £6.3m funding, with the support of BHF, to emerging research leaders ...

Globally-renowned surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub has been honoured with a red plaque from the British Heart Foundation at ...

We have received the largest philanthropic gift in our history from Garfield Weston Foundation to fund transformational heart ...

BHF-funded researchers have developed a new AI tool can predict heart failure at least five years before it develops using ...

Olive oil is often seen as a healthy choice, mainly because of its key role in the Mediterranean diet. All types - extra virgin, virgin and regular - are high in in unsaturated fats, especially a type ...

A quarter of Brits say their top fitness goal this spring and summer is simply to enjoy themselves, recent survey found.

Inflammation is the body’s natural defence system. Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to injuries like a cut or burn. The immune system releases chemicals to increase blood flow and ...

There’s a lot of marketing about beetroot juice’s benefits but there is not yet enough scientific evidence to give specific dietary recommendations. While research, including some funded by British ...

When you start losing weight, you can lose a lot in the first few weeks because your body is using up the energy it has stored for fuel, which triggers the loss of water from the body too. After this, ...

If you love food that’s full of flavour, you may find yourself adding condiments or sauces to give meals an extra kick. But ready-made sauces can contain a surprising amount of fat, sugar and salt.

Why is sugar bad for you? Overall, the problem with too much sugar is that it tends to mean your diet will be high in calories (energy) and this can lead to putting on weight. Excess weight increases ...