No Heart Health Benefits to Omega-3 Supplements
Recent headlines suggest that omega-3 supplements are pointless for protecting heart health. So should we just stop using them?
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Your Guide to Omega-3
Everything you need to know about omega-3 fats but felt too embarrassed to ask.
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Supplements – Are they worth it?
The supplement industry rakes in billions of dollars every year – but do we need them and are they causing us harm?
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Vitamin D – do we get enough?
Vitamin D has rapidly become centre attention in the world of nutrition, and many more doctors are testing for it these days. But what is […]
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Water, water, everywhere…
Is it possible to say so much about water? Seb Bowden seems to think there is.
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Protein – and No BroScience
Many of us get a little bit confused about how much protein we should be eating. Some say we don’t get enough, others say we get plenty. But let’s take a look at protein and try and understand why we don’t need as much as we might think.
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B12 – Will I Miss Out?
Vitamin B12 is often lacking in the diets of people who exclude animal products. So how do we get it into our diet and what are the consequences if our supply gets too low?
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Saturated fat and heart disease
Over recent years, there’s been a lot of debate regarding saturated fats and whether they really increase the risk of heart disease. Many well-known figures […]
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Is chocolate good for you?
A new observational study published in the eminent journal, Heart, suggests that eating up to 100g every day is linked to a lowered risk of […]
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Flavonoids may help fight weight gain
A new observational study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests that if you increase your intake of foods high in flavonoids, you can […]
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