In the past you may have heard the phrase ‘go to work on an egg’; but then came the salmonella scare and what about cholesterol?! There have been many conflicting messages in the media so I understand the confusion. What is the current advice? There is no recommended limit on […]
No. The only beverage that can be counted as a portion of fruit is fruit juice. Apple juice or any other fruit juice can count as a portion – just 150ml is a portion but drinking more than this does not count as more portions. Even if you drink more, fruit […]
Aspartame has been given a bad name by the media but is it justified? The studies that reported negatively on aspartame were on rats and these animal studies show a low level of evidence compared to more robust evidence such as systematic reviews (meta-analysis) and randomised controlled trials. Looking at all the evidence, Aspartame […]
