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Apples
Even if your recipe says to peel the apples don’t do it. Leaving the peel on will bump up the fibre in your recipe. It’s also way less work :)
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Putting the “twit” in twitter: a look at kale
I was taking a break from trying to figure out what to blog about and reading my twitter feed when I was inspired by a tweet: “Fun stat: Kale has more iron in it than beef and Kale chips are YUM. Also...
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Supplements: Should you take PGX?
There are so many supplements available that purport to be The Answer to quick and easy weight loss. Of course, if any of them were actually any good, overweight and obesity wouldn’t be a problem...
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Gluten-free weight loss
I’ve blogged about the fallacy of weight loss resulting from the modern vegan diet before. As the gluten-free trend continues I frequently hear about people choosing to go gluten-free in order to lose...
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Another example of why nutrition advice should come from nutrition professionals
A friend, and fellow dietitian, sent me the above screenshots. They were posted by a personal trainer. Of course it’s great to get people eating more vegetables and by no means do I want to discourage...
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Leave the veg for the rabbits, you’re going to die anyway
A few weeks ago, Dr Sharma shared this article (on twitter and on facebook), without comment. It’s an article by the dreaded Zoe Harcombe about why we shouldn’t be striving for at least five servings...
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Are apples the key to curing obesity?
A few weeks ago the media was reporting that apples may provide the cure for obesity. I was a little more sceptical. I mean, how many overweight and obese people do you know who eat apples? Probably...
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A bit more about food combining
PB&B sandwich photo by Kevin Reese. Used under a Creative Commons Licence. After I wrote about the utter nonsense of food combining last week I had a reader contact me to suggest that perhaps I...
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Greens vs Grains
Yes, I can get behind the statement that “we can all benefit from more veggies in our diet”. After that, I diverge from this weekly nutrition challenge. I don’t think that replacing grains with greens...
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Prebiotic vs probiotic
I came across this short but confused and confusing article a few weeks ago. The article is referencing a study on the effect of prebiotics on maternal weight gain (in rats) during pregnancy. Fairly...
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Comparing apples to oranges
Image by Timothy Neesam on Flickr used under a Creative Commons LicenceA couple of weeks ago I saw someone with “an interest in nutrition” (this according to their bio) attempting to argue with a...
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