fruit – Zoë Harcombe

Further to this post, one of the most interesting findings of this recent study was that individual fruits and vegetables

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015

Did you know that, until the final quarter of the twentieth century, public health dietary advice in the US and

Five a day is not an evidence based nutrition message. In this post I ask the question – is it

Nina Teicholz shared an interesting anecdote with me recently. She had watched a public meeting where a senior figure involved

Seven years! On Friday 17th July 2015, a report was issued by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). This

We had dinner with friends recently – the proud parents of 11 and 13 year old boys. Mum could not

There must be something about the number five and public health dietary advice. First the myth of five-a-day, then five

I was on the circulation list for a recent email entitled “Breast cancer: 2 peaches/week 41% lower risk”. The email

Background Page 1 of The Obesity Epidemic: What caused it? How can we stop it? contains this passage alone in the

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