If you were designing a nutritious meal, one that would boost your heart health and keep you slim, what would you put on the plate? Oily fish, perhaps? Leafy green vegetables? Probably. But pasta? Yet ...

Pasta – it's a tricky subject. For some, a bowl of cheese-topped spaghetti bolognese is the ultimate comfort food with every right to its place on the meal plan. For others, it's a guilt-ridden sign ...