You cannot outrun a bad diet
Three of the people, with whom I was honoured to share a platform at the February 2015 South African conference,
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Exercise
How statin drugs really lower cholesterol & kill you one cell at a time
Introduction (Jump to the Executive Summary at the end if you don’t want the full monty). This is a review
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Is exercise effective for weight loss?
The Men who made us thin – Episode 2 – 15 August 2013 Apparently I am controversial. I have always
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Malta – the unhealthy Mediterranean island
This media update is coming from sunny Malta. Andy and I are over here sneaking a week’s holiday before the
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Coca-Cola, Obesity and Conflict
Coca-Cola launched an advert about obesity. You can see the advert here as part of a short clip on ABC
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People can be fat yet fit, however…
“People can be fat yet fit, research suggests” was the BBC headline. “People can be fat AND fit as study
Read more10 facts about The Olympics & Junk Food Sponsors
The London Olympics start today (Wednesday 25th July 2012) with the women’s football kicking off in Cardiff. There has been
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Inactivity killing as many as smoking (really?!)
We woke up on July 18th 2012 to the news “Inactivity ‘killing as many as smoking‘”. The headlines were from
Read moreWhy trying to ‘burn off’ food is a waste of time
On 30 Dec I tweeted: “All these people ‘walking off’ indulgence make me laugh – I’d have to walk to
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Exercise – personal experience – part 2
This blog has attracted a few comments – any suggestion that exercise is not going to make a person slim
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