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I always do my Nutrition News feature on a Friday, but it seems SINCE (and during) Friday we’ve also had further breaking news stories that I wanted to share with my readers. Firstly we heard… France

Recently I was invited to an event where I was asked to speak about Natural Yoghurt and protein levels in our food. I often get asked about the benefits of protein in the diet and

The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) are starting a brand new campaign in the run up to Cancer Prevention Week (11-17 May 2015). The campaign aims to support women and men who want to make

You’d be forgiven for asking the above question in the last few weeks, considering the plethora of reports in the media  that seem to be casting shame on the idea of physical activity and anyone

Question: I know everyone says, ‘there’s no need to eat for two’ but I feel cravings for food all the time, I eat healthy meals and fairly healthy portion sizes, which hasn’t changed since I became pregnant. I’m

I’ve written before about our hospitals and the food that is available in them and unfortunately, little has changed. Junk food and even fast food is often readily available to staff and patients alike and

No one is going to deprive me of chocolate on Easter Day – after all that’s what Easter is all about….. 😉 However, we now live in a world where chocolate and sweets aren’t just

Due to recent controversy around recipe books and recommendations on “dieting for babies“, I thought I’d put together a few of my thoughts on specific diets and why many of them are not suitable for young children.

Last week I spent the week in Dudley, Birmingham delivering training to health care professionals on the topic of childhood obesity. This was part of my work with Nutrinsight, on a programme called “Why Wait

B.fresh is a new company who produce British grown, Cold Pressed Juice. Most of the juice is based on vegetables including plenty of leafy salad greens and the fact that it is not heat-treated means

Is sugar a poison and does fat actually make us fat? Should we avoid fruit juice or drink it exclusively? Are we lacking meat in our diet or should we all be turning vegan? You

Currently there are talks into a review of the UK’s Healthy Eating Guidelines, more specifically the Eatwell Plate: Some current thoughts on how the guidelines need to change are as follows:  – Food pyramids are

If you didn’t catch me, I was live on Channel 5 News last week talking about Childhood Obesity. I was asked to go on the programme to talk about some research that recently was released

I am definitely not about to ruin the fun that is Christmas Day, but I know that for some people Christmas can be a time to pile on the weight; it’s so easy to get

As we enter the Christmas period I get many people asking for advice for Christmas party hangover cures so I thought now was a great time to write a blog about it… Most of us will