Most of us think about walking in terms of steps. Hit a sensible daily total, and we assume we’re doing the job.But 6,000 slow steps and 6,000 brisk ones are very different cardiovascular workouts.In…
Should you be worried about the non-stick pans already sitting in your kitchen?In this episode, we look past the “forever chemicals” headlines to ask a much narrower and more useful question: how much…
Most of us know we should probably eat more fibre. Far fewer of us know what kind, where to get it, or whether 30g from breakfast cereal is really equivalent to 30g from oats, beans, nuts and whole…
Fibre has spent decades with an image problem. For many of us, it still means roughage, bran cereal and keeping the bowels moving.In this episode, we look at why that view is far too narrow.We explore…
Protein powder is everywhere, but knowing whether you actually need it, how much to take and where it fits into your diet is much less straightforward.In this episode, we look at how to use protein…
Beans, lentils and chickpeas all have a healthy reputation. But if you’re standing in front of a supermarket shelf wondering whether black beans are better than cannellini, or whether dried beans are…
Beans and lentils have one of the strongest reputations in healthy eating. But how much difference do they actually make to long-term health?In this episode, we look at the evidence linking higher…
Choosing a protein supplement shouldn’t be complicated, but the shelves suggest otherwise. Whey concentrate, isolate, hydrolysate, pea, soy, rice, blends, collagen, mass gainers, added sweeteners,…
Can eating lots of ultra-processed food make your body age faster?Several recent studies suggest it might. Across large US, UK and Italian datasets, people eating the most ultra-processed food tended…
Last time, we looked at the complicated evidence around whole eggs and long-term health. This week, the obvious question is: what should you eat instead?In this episode, we move beyond generic lists…
