Activated charcoal doesn’t detox the body – four reasons you should avoid it
Sophie Medlin, King’s College London On her Goop website, Gwyneth Paltrow claimed that charcoal lemonade was one of the “best
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Nutrition
What will we eat in the year 2050?
Climate Changed Symposium combines art and science to envision the global food system under climate change. Mark Dwortzan | MIT
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Research Check: can drinking coffee reduce your dementia risk?
Henry Brodaty, UNSW and Clare Collins, University of Newcastle Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, is a growing
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Coconut oil: not quite poisonous, but best treated with caution
Emma Kinrade, Glasgow Caledonian University Coconut oil is under attack. Once hailed as a miraculous superfood, its reputation has been
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These foods will lower your risk of heart disease
Karen Mornin, University of British Columbia Low-fat or low-carb? Butter or margarine? Avocado oil or coconut oil? Bombarded with contradictory
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A (scientific) defence of the Brussels sprout
Trevor George, King’s College London Brussels sprouts, like their European namesake, divide opinion. Some people embrace the flavour and familiarity
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Research Check: can eating aged cheese help you age well?
Clare Collins, University of Newcastle and Lindsay Wu, UNSW Most people are interested in how to slow the ageing process,
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Health Check: are microgreens better for you than regular greens?
Duane Mellor, University of Canberra; Ekavi Georgousopoulou, University of Canberra, and Nenad Naumovski, University of Canberra Microgreens, tiny versions of
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Do humans need dairy? Here’s the science
Sophie Medlin, King’s College London A lot of people will have already made up their mind about whether humans need
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The protein gap – nutritional science’s biggest error
Geoff Webb, University of East London In the three decades following World War II it became an almost universal belief
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