News

The dark world of artificial sweeteners

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Back at the beginning of March I wrote about the pros and mostly cons of the energy drinks market . One of the major issues that I only mentioned in passing is the use of artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and acesulfame-K. I think the use of these sweeteners in sports and diet products could be one of the tragedies of our time. It really is a murky world of sales and profits over health and fitness. Read the rest of this entry »

Agave syrup health issues

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

This isn’t so much a product recall as a recommendation recall where I realise I have to change my stance on Agave syrup. Read the rest of this entry »

Watch out for all the dairy Peddlers

Monday, June 7th, 2010

Research carried out at The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre over the last 18 years has shown that changing the lifestyles of young children can stop them developing asthma in later life. These changes included the manipulation of diet and environment of the children and their mothers. Soya, dairy (yes dairy) and nuts were removed entirely from the diet and the results have been startling. But did we really have to wait this long to figure it all out. Read the rest of this entry »

Best sports supplement?

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

If you’re a recreational runner then you are probably doing it for health reasons. If you’re a serious athlete then you should know that you are pushing your body hard and in doing so you are increasing your need for essential nutrients. Either way, there is one clear cut winner in the nutritional stakes. Read the rest of this entry »

The Eatwell plate

Monday, May 10th, 2010

The funny thing about writing your own news letter is deciding what is and what isn’t ‘news worthy’. There’s certainly no shortage of news in the world of nutrition but the majority of it is enough to send even me to sleep so I try my hardest not to pass that on to you. Read the rest of this entry »