five-a-day – Page 2 – Zoë Harcombe

No apologies for returning to the five a day topic. For as long as the powers-that-be keep extolling the virtues

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‘Healthy whole grains’ – really?!

April 9, 2014 Zoë

This post is the logical follow-up to “The perfect five-a-day post“. In addition to being told to eat five-a-day, we

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The five-a-day Con

April 7, 2014 Zoë

Crikey what a busy week! No sooner had last week’s newsletter gone out, Sky News were on the phone saying

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The perfect five-a-day?

April 2, 2014 Zoë

This is a follow-up to this post. A study came out on 1st April 2014 (no joke) suggesting that we

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Seven a day fruit and veg?!

April 1, 2014 Zoë

On Tuesday 1st April I thought I’d spotted the April Fool joke for the day when I woke up to

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An apple a day does (not) keep the doctor away – more bad science

April 29, 2012 Zoë

I love the Mail! I would have a fraction of the diet and obesity stories to comment on that I

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Five a day: The truth

March 11, 2012 Zoë

Five-a-day or pick-a-number-a-day The five-a-day campaign is actually a different number-a-day campaign across more than 25 countries. The UK swears by

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Nutrition – where will a student be taught the truth?

September 12, 2011 Zoë

I’ve had so many queries from people about studying nutrition that this blog is probably long overdue. Nutrition is a

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Five-a-day – is it enough?!

March 23, 2011 Zoë

Five-a-day – is it enough?! Zoe Harcombe comments on an article in The Independent about 5-a-day and heart disease, cancer and bad science.