4 Nov 2012 The latest diet buzz is a regime called Intermittent Fasting (also known as the 5:2 Diet or Alternate Day Fasting). Incredibly, you can eat whatever you want most of the time. Does it work? Well, according to Dr Michael Mosley who followed it as part of his investigation for BBC2’s Horizon programme…
28 Sept 2012 At last we have evidence that ‘light’ and reduced fat’ foods are a big low-fat con! Last week, Which? published a report that spelled out how food manufacturers have been ripping us off with these pseudo-healthy products. The consumer watchdog highlighted 12 examples of ‘reduced fat’ and ‘light’ food that contain more…
The Paleo Diet has gained an almost cult-like following since the book by Professor Loren Cordain was first published in 2002. No longer is it seen as an offshoot of ‘complementary and alternative medicine’, now many regular exercisers are jumping on the low-carb Paleo bandwagon. So, should we all be switching? First, what’s Paleo? The…
