Should we be counting calories?
Calorie counting and tracking is a great way of learning about calories and macronutrient content of food and is a…
Nutrition
Successful Ageing
Many more people are living longer in the UK, which is great news, but also means we have to look…
Aseem Malhotra: No surprise that processed foods boost cancer
As a health campaigner, it comes as no surprise to me that a major new study published in the BMJ…
Burns Night: is haggis good for you?
Tonight around the world Scottish people will celebrate Burns Night by dining on traditional fare - haggis. Burns night commemorates…
Why do diets fail?
One of the reasons I believe that diets ultimately fail, is that we usually start them in a negative frame…
Autism and aluminium: The din of silence
Sometimes silence can speak volumes. In December 2017, we published in a highly reputable journal our research suggesting a link…
Lifestyle programme can help beat diabetes
An inexpensive, 16-week NHS lifestyle programme aimed at patients with type 2 diabetes can help to treat the disease. A…
Health through self care
Each one of us needs to recognize and accept responsibility for our own health, and indeed our own happiness. As…
The science of overeating
What happens to your body due to overeating? The average person’s stomach can cope with around one and one-and-a-half litres…
Teenage girls ditching dairy
Britain’s teenage girls are ditching dairy, according to a survey among 2,000 UK adults, including over 1,000 parents, which showed…