• How to avoid the Dubai stone

    How to avoid the Dubai stone

    Considering Dubai’s range of tasty restaurants and easy-access cheap lip-smacking delivery food, combined with brunch culture and sedentary city lifestyle, it’s not surprising that weight gain in the city (dubbed the ‘Dubai stone’) has become equally as well-known. Here’s ten ways to fight off the notorious Dubai stone...

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  • Five best Iftar deals in Dubai

    Five best Iftar deals in Dubai

    BBC Good Food Middle East has tracked down five of the best Iftar deals in Dubai, from discount offers at delicious five-star restaurants, to the best deals for getting healthy over Ramadan

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  • Five healthy food tips for raising kids in the UAE

    Five healthy food tips for raising kids in the UAE

    With fast food available 24/7 and cheap sugary snacks available from every other shop, it can be tough maintaining a healthy balance in your family’s meal plan. BBC Good Food Middle East has put together a list of the best tips for keeping the kids healthy while living in the UAE...

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  • How to quit sugar

    How to quit sugar

    Some nutritional experts now believe that sugar, rather than saturated fat is the cause of the modern-day obesity epidemic. From Gary Taubes‘s war on sugar to the New York Times exposé on the sugar industry and the release of Damon Gameau’s “That Sugar Film” and the sweet stuff is increasing in the media spotlight…

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  • Green tea: Worth the hype?

    Green tea: Worth the hype?

    Green tea extract has become a key ingredient in a range of health food supplements, powders and tablets. BBC Good Food Middle East takes a closer look at the green stuff, and whether it is worth adding to your New Year’s health kick…

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