“You can only have one teaspoon of sugar in your blood at one time” When I was studying for my degree in Nutrition, I remember my lecturer telling me this and the image has stuck in my mind ever since. We are frequently told how many teaspoons of sugar are in drinks and food for […]

Our biology is cued to hold onto weight whenever it perceives you to be in danger. Now this makes sense when you think the biggest danger our ancestors had to face was lack of food (and the occasional mammoth). Back then, you needed body fat to protect you against the cold, as well as to […]

There are thought to be over a 100 different types of fibre coming from a diverse variety of plants foods. However, when we usually think about eating more fibre it is more in the form of something like bran (and some people religiously stick to eating this most mornings for fear of becoming constipated!). Types […]