Sugar – should we stop eating it?
Everyone’s talking about sugar at the moment. It comes in the wake of...
What can we learn from Japan?
Welcome to the first of our regular blogs from Claire Turnbull, HFG nutritionist...
IBS: Our most common tummy trouble – what to do about it
Do you have ‘tummy trouble’? About 15 per cent of the world’s population...
Beware the ‘health halo’
Sometimes, the things we read about health and food are not particularly helpful.
Think...
A change worth making to your diet: become a vegivore!
Of all the research studies that cross my desk, the most common recurring...
Where’s salt really hiding – and is some salt healthier?
Like many people, I am a lover of savoury, salty flavours.
Salt, of course,...
Why does healthy eating make us anxious?
Unsurprisingly, I have a lot of social conversations about food and health. Sometimes,...
Is healthy eating really affordable?
It’s clear to anyone who shops for food that many healthy foods have...
Foods on the ‘blacklist’ – should we stop eating them?
You will have seen the list of NEEDN’T foods released recently by researchers...
What does ‘fat-free’ really mean on a label?
How much notice do you take of food labels? Does a ‘99% fat-free’...
Does your brain trick you into eating more?
Sometimes when it comes to healthy eating, we are our own worst enemies,...
Back to school! The easy formula for a healthy lunchbox
It’s back to school time – an occasion for tears and nostalgia (for...
Are superfoods all they’re cracked up to be?
Our advice for a healthy, happy New Year!
At this time of year I...
How the stars ‘really’ stay in shape…
Now we’re back in the swing of the new year, everyone seems to...
10 ways with evaporated milk
1. Mix up your mash
Make your next potato mash creamier by adding some...
When your body turns against you
Ageing brings with it biological changes that can, at times, prove to be...
