Nutrition

Say cheese: we shouldn’t listen to scaremongering about oestrogen and dairy

Alice Howarth - 6th May 2022

Despite much scaremongering, there's no truth to the claims that cheese contains harmful levels of oestrogen or other hormones

Nutrition

Grain-free diets in dogs: a recipe for heartbreak?

Robyn Lowe - 27th April 2022

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

Health

Dread not chilli peppers: dispelling spicy food myths and misconceptions

Alice Howarth - 25th March 2022

Lovers of spicy food will almost certainly have been subjected to some of these myths about the humble chili pepper

Alternative Medicine

A rotten apple spoils the barrel: the fad of drinking apple cider vinegar to lose weight

Claire George - 7th January 2022

Apple cider vinegar is often promoted for weight loss, yet the studies show there's no miraculous benefit to drinking the acidic juice.

Alternative Medicine

Aaron Rodgers is just the latest in a long line of sports stars touting health nonsense

Brian Eggo - 3rd December 2021

When Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers hit the headlines with his vaccine misinformation, he joined the sporting pseudoscience hall of fame

Nutrition

Do we really need supplements? A skeptic’s guide to micronutrients

Pixie Turner - 17th March 2021

While most nutritional supplements are probably not worth your time and money, not everything on the vitamin shelf should be dismissed

Nutrition

Start 2021 the right way: scrap those plans to go on a diet

Pixie Turner - 2nd January 2021

Starting the New Year with a diet can be setting yourself up for failure - instead, ask yourself what makes you happy, and what you and your body need.

Covid-19

So you’re stress eating during a global pandemic

Pixie Turner - 13th November 2020

During this intensely stressful time, it's important to remember that seeking comfort in food is not unusual, and it's not sign of moral failure.

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Conspiracy theories give the illusion of control, in a system that leaves people feeling powerless

Another mass shooting in America cites the Great Replacement conspiracy theory as motivation

Nikola Tesla and the cult of the mysterious genius

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Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs

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Anti-vaxxers and pro-Russia conspiracy theorists are both driven first of all by attitude

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Why the climate change deniers’ argument that “CO2 is simply plant food” doesn’t stand up

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Anti-vaxxers and pro-Russia conspiracy theorists are both driven first of all by attitude

Fighting health misinformation can save lives, and stop vulnerable people being exploited

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