In 2016, the Public Health Collaboration [PHC] in the U.K. published the National Obesity Forum Report entitled, ‘Eat Fat, Cut the Carbs, and Avoid Snacking to […]
You are 76% human. The rest is bacteria. Sounds like a strange concept to many, but this area of research into the “microbiome” (which is the functions […]
It is hard to mention the ketogenic diet and expect objectivity, or even rationality. There is something deeply emotive about the role of fat in the […]
I have beef with January. Not the month per se, but the “New Year, New Me” bullshit that gets thrown around, the boosted gym memberships, the failed […]
The pendulum swings in the nutrition world are extreme. We’re living in particularly tiresome dichotomy right now, between the nebulous concept of “clean eating”, and the […]
Sugar “addiction.” Its an attractive concept to the ‘Cult of Wellness‘ and their social media accounts, aided and abetted by supermodels claiming sugar is “toxic.” The […]
In 2015, a series of government documents were published in the UK in relation to obesity, in particular childhood obesity (Children’s Food Trust, 2015; House of Commons […]
The ketogenic diet has become a hot topic. The discussion around it is a perfect example of the lack of any measured conversation in the nutrition-sphere, […]
Marathon runners, triathletes, cyclists and other endurance athletes have an increased susceptibility to upper respiratory tract symptoms [URTS], which is associated with longer duration exertion and […]
In this article, I’m going to discuss a very interesting tactic that has emerged from the literature on how to increase aerobic adaptations to endurance training […]
Objectively looking at nutrition needs definition, and certain parameters are helpful, like nutrient-density. One of the issues, however, is that what should be an objective analysis […]
