Nutrition

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.

Nutrition

How to Cook That, with Ann Reardon: cooking tutorials with baked-in skepticism

Mark Horne - 29th October 2020

Ann Reardon's uber-successful cookery YouTube channel smuggles in good, solid skepticism among the Spongebob Squarepants cakes

Nutrition

COVID-19 nutrition myths

Pixie Turner - 3rd September 2020

Registered nutritionist Pixie Turner takes a look at some of the most common COVID-19 nutritional myths to arise during the pandemic.

Nutrition

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