Nutrition
Intermittent Fasting: What the Trials Actually Show
A major Cochrane review of nearly 2,000 people found intermittent fasting barely beats ordinary dieting. Here is what the data really supports.
Mar 10, 2026
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Nutrition
The Carnivore Diet's Evidence Problem, Explained Plainly
All meat, no plants, and a wave of enthusiastic testimonials online. The actual research base behind the claims is nine small studies with no control group at all.
Apr 5, 2026
Nutrition
Hydration Facts: How Much Water You Actually Need, and Where 'Eight Glasses' Came From
The eight-glasses rule traces to an unreferenced 1945 guess. Here is what evidence-based bodies recommend instead.
Apr 8, 2025
Nutrition
Why the Mediterranean Diet Keeps Winning the Evidence Wars
One Spanish randomised trial cut heart attacks and strokes by roughly 30 percent using olive oil and nuts. Here is why that result has held up so well since.
Jun 18, 2024
Nutrition
Coeliac, Wheat Allergy or Gluten Sensitivity: They Are Not the Same Thing
Three different conditions get flattened into one phrase. One is autoimmune, one is an allergy and one is a diagnosis of exclusion, and the testing order matters more than most people realise.
Aug 8, 2026
Nutrition
Plant Protein Versus Animal Protein: What Actually Matters in a Real Diet
Completeness and absorption differ between plant and animal protein, but for most people the practical gap is smaller than assumed.
Mar 12, 2026
Nutrition
Fibre Is the Nutrient Almost Everyone Under-Eats, and Here Is What It Does
Most adults eat about half the fibre they need. The gap matters more than dieters realise, and closing it is not about bran.
May 22, 2024
