Is BMI telling you the whole story? Two people with the same BMI can face very different health risks. Discover how hidden belly and liver fat drive disease, why muscle and bone loss can hide behind a “normal” weight and how obesity is being redefined beyond the scale.
🥩 Can you live on meat alone? The carnivore diet is all over social media, but what does the science say? Scurvy, zero fibre, bowel cancer and a surprising twist on epilepsy: my new plain-language summary explains it all, with every claim referenced. 🔍 Read it before you ditch your veg! 🥦
How effective are modern weight-loss medicines such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, and what are the risks? This plain-language summary reviews the evidence on benefits, side effects and weight regain after stopping treatment, and explains why preserving muscle and bone is essential.
Is weight gain really just about eating too much and moving too little? Here, I explore the surprising web of causes behind overweight and obesity, from pregnancy and sleep to stress, screens, food environments, poverty and pollution and explain why understanding beats blame.
Most of us eat too much salt, a few eat too little, and the shaker is rarely the main culprit. Here I unpack what salt really is, whether "natural" salts are better, why iodine matters, how much sodium is just right, and who needs more rather than less.
