Don’t eat less if you value your hair!
There were a number of media channels covering this story today – one in three women over the age of 25 is currently experiencing hair loss. The chief suspect for why this is happening is dieting –...
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MyPlate – the new American USDA food pyramid
The new American Food Plate was launched on Thursday 2nd June 2011. Here it is – or you can see the original on the USDA web site. Let’s start with the positive: 1) It’s much easier to understand that...
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Food to help you live longer
On 27th January 2018, the Daily Mail started a series of articles to promote a book by Dr Michael Greger. The book is called “The How Not to Die Cookbook.” I’m really sorry to be the one to break it to...
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The Eatwell Guide is nutritionally deficient
On 1st July 2018, the BBC Radio 4 Food Programme did a programme on the ‘Eatwell’ Guide. This is the visual guide showing UK people what they should be eating (Ref 1). The programme was positioned as:...
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Is a vegan diet safe for infants and children?
Executive summary – A vegan Facebook group has encouraged the reporting of a registered dietician to her licensing body because of a comment she made about a vegan diet for children: “it’s not safe and...
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