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If you have any interest in dieting (and presumably you do, if you're reading this), you've almost certainly come across the word "calorie". Maybe you have an idea what it means - in particular, you probably have the impression that too many calories aren't good. But what exactly is a calorie, and how do calories relate to healthy eating and your weight?
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14 Comments · July 25, 2008
Are You Doing Your Five Times Thirty?
Don't worry, the title doesn't refer to math homework. Here in the UK, the government advises all adults to do a minimum of thirty minutes of moderate exercise, five times a week. Are you managing it? What about your partner, parents or friends?» Continue...
23 Comments · April 23, 2008
Is Salt Really So Bad For You?
Perhaps April is the month for dispelling health and diet myths. After Mike questioning the mythical daily water requirement, I was interested to read a post on the Guardian's food blog questioning whether salt really is so bad for you.
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29 Comments · April 17, 2008
8 glasses - that's what most people think they need as a daily requirement. Copious water intake is supposed to keep organs functioning properly, skin supple and body weight at bay. Nonsense! - say researchers from the University of Pennsylvania who conducted a study to test these theories (which will be published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology).