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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

For many mums introducing solid foods to their babies can be a difficult and confusing time. This isn’t helped by the fact that advice on when to introduce solid foods, what foods to include and

Last week I was lucky enough to attend the “Preventative Aspects of Early Nutrition” conference from 17-19th November 2014. During the event there were a number of high profile speakers on topics of infant nutrition

Recent research from the fifth Millennium Cohort Study was released yesterday showing that one in five children in the UK is now obese by the time they reach 11 years of age. This is a

Immunity can be compromised during pregnancy as both mother and baby have an increased need for many macronutrients. When pregnant it’s always important to eat a wide variety of foods to ensure that you can get all

A while ago I found out about a new technology from @keepmefreshUK called Berry Breeze. As a huge advocate for reducing food waste I was really interested in this product as it claims to reduce

This winter, the reality is that many of us will catch the cold or end up with the flu. With over two hundred easy-to-catch, common cold viruses circling around us, it’s easy to see how. However,

A few weeks ago I was sent a copy of this great infographic which helps to dispel myths about different “celebrity diets”. It’s a really useful infographic and I think it’s so important to remember