Olive oil: a true ‘essential oil’
Olive oil is a core staple in a Mediterranean-style diet. And it is for good reasons that it takes a central place as a ‘go to’ salad and cooking oil in kitchens around the world. In this age where to...
27 Mars 202314min
Enough of the ‘seed oils are toxic’ rubbish
If you’re active on social media in the health and nutrition space, it’s very likely you’ve seen health advice over the last few years warning you about the evils of seed oils. These seed oils are tox...
6 Mars 202317min
Nightshade vegetables: friend or foe for your health?
Nightshades are a group of plants that belong to the Solanaceae family. They include some very commonly eaten foods such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and potatoes. These foods have been eaten for c...
6 Feb 20239min
Can probiotics or prebiotics prevent or treat respiratory tract infections?
From the common cold right through to the flu, it is something most people are faced with many times over in their life. And all of us could do with less coughing, sore throat, runny nose, body aches ...
16 Jan 202310min
Foods and fertility: how dietary patterns can influence fertility
What we eat is increasingly recognised as an important element in influencing fertility. With almost one in six couples experiencing fertility problems, knowing more about lifestyle factors such as di...
5 Dec 202210min
This is your brain on food porn (and how it can promote healthier eating)
Food porn is all about posting and engaging with photos of desirable and stylised food on social media. And those digital images can do real things to our brains. Researchers are now digging below the...
14 Nov 202210min
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): what role does diet play?
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term that describes chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two most common forms o...
17 Okt 202212min
Keto for athletes: its effect on performance and body composition
For decades, carbohydrates have been at the centre of sports nutrition guidelines to help maximise physical performance and maintain muscle glycogen levels. But interest in an alternative approach, th...
3 Okt 202210min
