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Someone is clearly listening to my rants about the importance of maternal and infant nutrition (OK, maybe not MY rants)… For a long while we have known the extreme importance that early nutrition plays on

It seems more and more apparent that in the UK we eat for many reasons other than hunger. Habit, fun, boredom, cravings, social occasions are all often citied at reasons why people eat. However something

Further to my last blog “SACN: Lowering the sugar recommendations” The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition have released their final report, which calls for current sugar recommendations to be halved. This means that in the

There is nothing like a great BBQ with friends, sunshine and GREAT food to put you in the mood for summer time. When the weather is beautiful try to make a real effort to venture

Guest post by Paul Fairbairn, BSc (hons) in Sport and Exercise Science & Nutrition MSc student.

We’ve all heard the buzz around juice being “full of sugar” and “bad for our health”. And yes, drinking A LOT of fruit juice may not be the best option for our health, weight or

For some, being healthy means one thing – eating lots of salad! Although this is so far from the truth, salads can be very healthy (as well as very unhealthy!); they are also delicious, varied,

Guest post by Paul Fairbairn, BSc (hons) in Sport and Exercise Science & Nutrition MSc student. Whether you’re training for fun or competing for sport, a number of us will have still asked ourselves the question:

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