Ali Hale
Ali compensates for her chocolate obssession with a disconcerting love for salads and cycling (albeit not simultaneously). She writes for The Office Diet, a website of ideas, tips, hints and recipes for busy desk-bound workers.
Ali recently released the Dieting Basics eBook.
Ali's Latest Articles
Underweight or Slightly Overweight: Which is Worse?
Gillian McKeith - Guru or Fraud?
She's very popular - but she's also come in for a lot of criticism, mostly about her use of the title "doctor", and some of her scientific claims. Should you be taking advice from this woman?
Help Your Kids Avoid The Freshman 15
If you've got kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews or younger siblings heading to university, what can you do to encourage them to eat healthily? (If you're a student yourself, show this post to a friendly adult and persuade them to buy you some groceries!)
» moreDo You Eat Too Fast?
Real Meals: Free Recipes for 11 Year Olds
Even if you don't have an 11 year old, or you're not in the UK, you can get the book for free - download all the recipes from Real Meals on TeacherNet. But is it any good - and what else is the government doing to make sure that children have the chance to learn to cook?
Could Your Salad Poison You?
But could your bagged salad be putting you at risk of food poisoning?
» moreTweens Can't Recognize Common Fruits and Veg
A recent study carried out in the UK found that a high proportion of 11-13 year olds couldn't recognize basic vegetables and fruits. Could your kids do better?
Eating Disorders: Helping Friends or Yourself
It's not always clear where the line is between a healthy weight-loss diet and an eating disorder. It's important to be aware of the facts about eating disorders, both to help those around you who might be ill (without you necessarily realising) - and to make sure that you set up healthy, not dangerous, habits in your own eating.
But there's a lot of confusion about eating disorders - people are often unsure what they are, and can even label illnesses such as anorexia nervosa as "faddy eating" or "attention seeking". Here's the facts, and how to get help if you or a friend is suffering.
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- SCal on New Exercise Guidelines: What's Changed?:
What changed?
2002- 1 hour a day
2008- 2.5 hours a week
We must be ...
- John Sifferman - Burn The Fat on Presidential Foods:
I think I'll stick with my homemade Greek burgers, thanks :)
John Sif...
- personal trainer on What Kind of Music Makes Exercise Easier?:
there's no doubt about it for me... when I put my trance music on I tr...
- personal trainer on Underweight or Slightly Overweight: Which is Worse?:
I agree with cereal... BMI isn't a great measure. Bodyfat testing is ...
- personal trainer on Popcorn: Eat at Your Own Risk:
I couldn't agree more. What was this guy thinking trying to sue the c...
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