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Big fat lies

19/09/2016  |   Tags: 
  • Obesity and Overweight

In March 2014, national headlines declared “Saturated fat ‘ISN’T bad for your heart‘” suggesting it is safe to gorge on butter, cheese and sausages. However, the study in question got the…

Meat Contributes to Obesity As Much As Sugar

11/08/2016  |   Tags: 

The scientists analysed data from 170 countries with regards to differences in lifestyle, physical activity and calorie intake and found that the availability of meat accounted for 13 per cent…

The debate about vegan children…

09/08/2016  |   Tags: 

This week the BBC Good Food website published a story asking if a vegan diet can be healthy for kids and the answer was yes! They said “with the right…

Vegans live longer

03/08/2016  |   Tags: 

The study, published in the JAMA Internal Medicine Journal, followed the diets, health and mortality of over 130,000 people over the course of thirty years. It found that every three…

Vitamin D conundrum

21/07/2016  |   Tags: 

As more research shows Brits are not getting enough vitamin D, the government health advisers recommend we up the intake of foods containing this vitamin or take supplements in order…

Butter was never back!

19/07/2016  |   Tags: 

It is widely accepted that replacing saturated fat from meat and dairy foods with polyunsaturated fats from olive oil, nuts, seeds and other plant oils can cut the risk of…

Complain to the BBC

07/06/2016  |   Tags: 

Viva! Health’s researcher and writer Dr Justine Butler wrote an excellent blog picking the dubious statements apart and pointing out the glaring ommissions. But if we want the BBC to listen,…

Sat Fat Spat 2

24/05/2016  |   Tags: 

A new report from the independent professional organisation, the National Obesity Forum, says avoiding butter, cream, cheese and other fatty foods is actually fuelling the obesity epidemic and accuses UK…

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