Health
Optimum Nutrition
Coconut Oil: Sinner Or Saint
Christian Billinghurst finds out that the devil’s in the detail when it comes to health benefits
7 min |
Autumn 2017
Optimum Nutrition
Tired All The Time
Do you fall out of bed, crash around 3pm, and sofa snooze before supper? Registered nutritionist Jackie Lynch and author of Va Va Voom* explains how you can put the spring back into your step.
9 min |
Spring 2018
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Sandwiches: Have We Had Our Fill?
May sees the return of British Sandwich Week, a week’s “celebration of the greatest food-to-go and quite possibly the most iconic British culinary invention”.1 But considering that as a nation we are already scoffing around 11.5 bn sandwiches a year and buying 3.5 bn of those,1 should we really be eating more? Or is it time for the sandwich to move over?
8 min |
Spring 2018
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Bowel Cancer Link Found With Sugary Drink Ingredient
Mouse-model study identifies how high fructose corn syrup accelerates growth of tumours.
6 min |
Summer 2019
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Careful Chemistry
Some foods can cause problems with prescription and over-the-counter medications. Sally Parr looks at what to watch out for and explains why we should always read the small print
6 min |
Summer 2019
Optimum Nutrition
Can One Diet Save Earth?
The message that we need to change what and how we eat is clear. Alice Ball looks at whether the plant-based diet proposed by the EAT-Lancet Commission is the one eco-size to fit all
9 min |
Summer 2019
Optimum Nutrition
Give Us A Break!
Does your working day eat into your lunch break? Judith Orrick looks at why eating ‘al desko’ could be affecting workers’ digestion, health and wellbeing, with a knock-on effect for employers.
4 min |
Summer 2019
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'When The Boat Comes In...'
Why fish can be a nutritious part of a balanced diet, and some recipes to get you started.
9 min |
Summer 2019
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Resveratrol
A glass of wine is commonly thought to be good for our health. Valerio Esposito finds out why
4 min |
Summer 2018
Optimum Nutrition
How Safe Is The Plastic Packaging That We Use Today?
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization estimates that 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted annually, so keeping food fresh for as long as possible is vitally important for the economy and the environment. But how safe is the plastic packaging that we use today? Lisa Patient writes
5 min |
Summer 2018
Optimum Nutrition
Weigh Up The Benefits Of Sleep
Worried about your weight? A good night’s sleep is a great place to start, as recent research reveals some of the mechanisms that lie behind sleep deprivation, appetite and weight-gain
6 min |
Summer 2018
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Olivia's Life In The Fast Lane
We have a quick chat with paralympian Olivia Breen about food for performance and pleasure
2 min |
Summer 2018
Optimum Nutrition
What Is The Truth About GMOs?
Many agricultural scientists believe that some GM foods are safe for human consumption, whilst activists insist otherwise. James Billot finds out some of the arguments, for and against.
7 min |
Summer 2019
Optimum Nutrition
Candy, Crusheo
Taking sweets from a child is supposed to be so simple that the phrase has even become a well-known saying. But how easy is it to wean your kids off the sugary stuff?
5 min |
Summer 2016
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Calming A 'Confused' Immune System
Nicola Moore explains a functional medicine approach towards the autoimmune disease lupus
6 min |
Summer 2016
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When Age And Experience Brings Benefits To A Brand New Career
ION, which publishes Optimum Nutrition, was founded to teach nutrition and inspire future generations. Graduate Lorna Rhodes (DipION mBANT rCNHC) told us how, after many successful years as a cookery writer and food stylist, she launched her new career in nutritional therapy — just as most of her friends were retiring!
3 min |
Winter 2018/19
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One Size Diets?
It’s big bucks time for the weight-loss industry again, so Alice Ball looks at whether, when it comes to trying to watch our weight, one size can really fit all.
9 min |
Winter 2018/19
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Is Milk-Induced Mucus A Myth?
Expert says there is “no evidence” that dairy increases mucus production from the lungs.
3 min |
Winter 2018/19
Optimum Nutrition
When School Dinners Don't Hit The Spot
When Child 1 started school last year, Catherine Morgan thought she was free from having to plan at least one lunch for five days a week. But it was not to be, as she soon found out...
4 min |
Winter 2018/19
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Make Way For Head Space
Sunny days are great for throwing open the windows and clearing out the cupboards; but decluttering can be great for our mental well-being, too. Louise Wates writes
5 min |
Summer 2017
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Nature's Clever Combos
More often than not, nutrition news focuses on the health benefits of single foods: for instance, eating broccoli may help protect against cancer. But what we are frequently not told is how some foods make better partners than others. Lisa Patient writes
5 min |
Summer 2017
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Eating Like The Ancestors
The ‘paleo’ diet, a phrase that conjures visions of Instagramming and bone broth-sipping, has amassed significant popular appeal with books on the subject hitting international bestseller lists. But now it has been around for a couple of years, was the hype warranted, or is it merely another foodie fad? Jane Dawson writes
4 min |
Summer 2017
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Guilty Pleasure?
With food bloggers and Instagrammers being accused of promoting the rise of so-called ‘clean eating’, Celia Jarvis explores how negative emotions such as guilt around ‘wrong’ foods could be a sign of what some consider to be a new kind of eating disorder
8 min |
Summer 2017
Optimum Nutrition
Stovetop Pizza
You really want pizza but you’re camping out. Or you’re stuck in a shared house and the oven is really grim. Worse, there is no pizza delivery available! Problem solved, says Yeshi Dolma.
2 min |
Spring 2017
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Vive La France
Restaurateur Lindsay Wotton tells us why cuisine from Brittany, France, is magnifique.
5 min |
Spring 2017
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Go Wild
The human microbiome is under the microscope, but anthropologist JeffLeach is joining up the dots between our depleted gut microbes and a depleted wider environment, writes Louise Wates.
8 min |
Spring 2017
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Launching Your Little Chef
It’s (almost) never too soon to start cookery classes, as Catherine Morgan discovers.
3 min |