Healthy Eating
What I write about on this blog is inspired by a variety of things, including published research and political issues that arise in the area of food or health generally. Another source of inspiration is the clients who consult me in practice. And yesterday, I spoke to more than one person over the course of […]
Healthy Eating
My blog focused yesterday on a study reported at the American Chemical Society annual meeting, which links the eating of berries with the potential for brain ‘de-ageing’. Another study reported at this meeting that caught my attention, partly as a result of the fact that it was widely reported in the press, was one that […]
Weight Loss
The body mass index (weight in kg divided by the square of someone’s height in metres) is well-established as a marker for health. Generally speaking, we’re told that BMIs of 18.5 are “normal” and “healthy”, while those of 25.0-29.9 are “overweight”, and those 30 and above mark people out as “obese” There’s a number of […]
Food and Medical Politics
There’s a study doing the rounds that is being reported as evidence that “Atkins was wrong”. Apparently, according to those reporting the study, it shows that eating more meat generally causes increased weight gain over time [1]. To see a typical way in which this study is being reported, see here. Sitting on a plane […]
Healthy Eating
While I am interested in many aspects of health, and in particular providing information that individuals can use to exert more control over their health and wellbeing, I do confess to having a particular interest in weight loss. One reason for this is that its an issue that is quite commonly on people’s mind. As […]
Healthy Eating
There’s a commonly-held notion that as far as weight loss is concerned, slow and steady wins the day. In other words, gradual weight loss (often advised in the order of 1-2 pounds a week) leads to better long term results than more rapid loss. I wrote about this back in May. This blog focused on […]
Healthy Eating
When it comes to advising about what to eat for fat loss, I’m very much into quality over quantity. Eating a protein-rich diet which is relatively low in carb tends to work very well for the purposes of fat loss, even when no restriction is placed on calorie intake. Why? Well, one reason might be […]
Children's Health
I think it’s true that our preconceived ideas about something can make us somewhat rigid in our thinking and generally unable to consider other possibilities. By way of example, I’d like to recount an experience I had shortly after delivering a presentation in Edam in the Netherlands. During the presentation, I had been detailing some […]
Cholesterol and Statins
The conventional nutritional approach for ‘heart health’ is a low-fat (specifically, low saturated fat), high-carbohydrate diet. For many reasons, this is not the sort of diet I would generally recommend to ward off heart disease. For more about this, click here. One particular form of carbohydrate that has been vigorously promoted for its heart-healthy properties […]
Healthy Eating
Where weight loss is concerned, there are many ways to skin a cat. But the two most commonly applied dietary strategies are low-fat and low-carb. This week I came across a report of a study here in which obese women were put on either a ‘low-fat’ or ‘lower-carb’ diet for a period of 12 weeks. […]