Old man strength: is dad really stronger?
Sometimes, older men seem to possess incredible strength for their age. People call it “old man strength”. But is it […]
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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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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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Exercise can slow the ageing process – a professor explains how
The tradition of sending a telegram to every British citizen on their 100th birthday was started just over 100 years
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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
Have we got the causes of type 2 diabetes wrong?
The proportion of adults with diabetes around the world has risen from 4.7% in 1980 to more than 8.5% today.
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Best way to avoid back pain? Lift heavy things
Most people think that the human spine is one of evolution’s great flaws. After all, around 80% of adults suffer
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