Nutrition
Gillian Anderson misses the “G Spot” with her range of wellness drinks and health claims
The marketing for G Spot - the new range of wellness drinks from Gillian Anderson - goes beyond cheeky into outright misleading
Not right about nitrites? Mouse study provokes media scaremongering over cured meat
Headlines warn of the carcinogenic chemicals in school meals, but before we ban smoked sausages and nitrites, we'll need to see some better evidence
Is it time to stop using Body Mass Index as a diagnostic tool?
Body Mass Index, or BMI, is still widely employed as a health indicator, even though its usefulness is extremely limited, and demographically inaccurate
MSG and the Chinese Restaurant Syndrome: the persistence of a nutritional myth
Fears around "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" and MSG are based on a letter to the New English Journal of Medicine... later revealed to be a hoax
Say cheese: we shouldn’t listen to scaremongering about oestrogen and dairy
Despite much scaremongering, there's no truth to the claims that cheese contains harmful levels of oestrogen or other hormones
Grain-free diets in dogs: a recipe for heartbreak?
Grain-free feeding has grown in popularity in recent years, but few owners are aware of the risk these diets can present to a dog's cardiovascular health
Dread not chilli peppers: dispelling spicy food myths and misconceptions
Lovers of spicy food will almost certainly have been subjected to some of these myths about the humble chili pepper
A rotten apple spoils the barrel: the fad of drinking apple cider vinegar to lose weight
Apple cider vinegar is often promoted for weight loss, yet the studies show there's no miraculous benefit to drinking the acidic juice.
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