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The Facts About Fats – Part 4: Coconut Oil Debunked

The Facts About Fats – Part 4: Coconut Oil Debunked

   This is the fourth and final infographic in The Facts About Fats series, this one covers the (sizzling) hot topic of …
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Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting

 I found it really interesting researching intermittent fasting diets for the February edition of NHD Magazine (PDF available at the end …
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The Dangers of Nutritional Pseudoscience

The Dangers of Nutritional Pseudoscience

 I was delighted to write this post about nutritional pseudoscience for Anna from 'Anna's Nutrition'. Why is pseudoscience so common when …
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A Brief History of Ridiculous Fad Diets

A Brief History of Ridiculous Fad Diets

 The word fad is derived from the 16th century term “fiddle-faddle” which is an adjective meaning ‘trifling’ or ‘trivial’; or when …
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Nutritional Nonsense Detection Kit

Nutritional Nonsense Detection Kit

 Over the Christmas and the New Year period I was thinking a lot about the abundance of nonsense nutritional information …
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10 Reasons to Avoid Fad Diets

10 Reasons to Avoid Fad Diets

 With an increasing media focus on 'miracle' weight loss solutions it can feel as if we are being bombarded with …
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