Do athletes really need protein supplements?
Protein supplements for athletes are literally sold by the bucketful. The marketing that accompanies them persistently promotes the attainment of […]
Nutrition
Six things you can do to reduce your risk of dementia
An ageing population is leading to a growing number of people living with dementia. Dementia is an umbrella term for
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Fact Check: is it bad for your health to eat food fried in olive oil?
It recently has been suggested that using vegetable oils to fry food may be bad for your health due to
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Artificial sweeteners may make you fat
With nearly 40% of the world’s population now classified as obese, and increasing evidence pointing to sugar as the culprit,
Nutritional psychiatry is the future of mental health treatment
A lack of essential nutrients is known to contribute to the onset of poor mental health in people suffering from
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The science behind the red mist (and how fish can help with anger management)
Apologising for spitting towards a teenage girl and her father in a car, football pundit Jamie Carragher referred to a
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Forget Food Quantity. It’s Food Quality That Is Important: 7 ways to improve the quality of the food you are eating
If you missed my recent series of posts ‘The science behind weight loss‘ that separated the myths about dieting from
Sugar tax: what you need to know
If you like swigging sugary drinks, you might get a bit of a surprise next time you go to buy
Want to try the latest fad diet? Just ask your local pharmacist
Welcome to the tenth and final instalment of The science behind weight loss, a series in which we separate the
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Are diet pills the silver bullet for obesity?
Welcome to part nine of The science behind weight loss, a series in which we separate the myths about dieting