Intermittent fasting diets popular with celebrities are no better than eating throughout the day

Trendy intermittent fasting diets promoted by Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are ‘no better for weight loss’ than eating the same meals throughout the day, study finds The diet involves restricting the time you eat to eight hours in every 24 hours Researchers created a randomised clinical trial to see whether the diet works Volunteers … Read more

Parents place children on risky exclusion diets due to mistaken belief they could beat allergies

Parents place children on risky exclusion diets due to mistaken belief they could beat allergies Experts blame allergy tests which claim conditions beaten by avoiding foods  Following this advice could lead to nutritional deficiencies, it was claimed  Parents may even trigger an allergy by excluding food groups from child’s diet By Jonathan Neal For The Mail … Read more

Jonathan Ross’ daughter Honey slams her parents for recommending diets when she was a teenager

Jonathan Ross’ daughter Honey has revealed he and wife Jane Goldman presented her with ‘absolutely toxic’ diets when she felt unhappy about her weight as a teen.  On Loose Women on Tuesday, the model, 23, said she ‘hated her body’ and that her parents ‘tried to give her solutions to her problem’ which was to … Read more

Are celebrity diets REALLY good for you? A nutritionist decides

From catwalk stars to social media sensations, celebrities usually have an army of nutritionists and private chefs on hand to make sure their diet keeps them looking in tip top shape.  But which stars have the healthiest regimes and who could be sacrificing essential nutrients in favour of keeping calories low?   British-born Mia Challiner, who now … Read more

Burger King adds LEMONGRASS to its cows’ diets in a bid to reduce their methane emissions

Burger King adds LEMONGRASS to its cows’ diets in a bid to combat climate change and reduce their methane emissions by 33 percent Burger King is now selling a Reduced Methane Emissions Beef Whopper at select restaurants Beef comes from cows who have been fed lemongrass, which is thought to reduce their methane emissions by … Read more

Why we should DITCH plant-based diets and eat more offal, former vegan argues in new book

An ex-vegan is calling for people to ditch plant-based diets and eat more offal, arguing meat is environmentally friendly provided it’s sustainably sourced. Former research biochemist Robb Wolf, who lives in Texas, who co-authored the book Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat with dietitian Diana Rodgers, suffered from ulcerative colitis, a long-term condition where the … Read more

Why we should DITCH plant-based diets and eat more offal, former vegan argues in new book

An ex-vegan is calling for people to ditch plant-based diets and eat more offal, arguing meat is environmentally friendly provided it’s sustainably sourced. Former research biochemist Robb Wolf, who lives in Texas, who co-authored the book Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat with dietitian Diana Rodgers, suffered from ulcerative colitis, a long-term condition where the … Read more

Children who drink fruit juice daily have healthier diets as teens

Young children who drink two cups of 100% pure fruit juice a day have healthier diets as teenagers and eat more fruit, study finds Drinking more pure juice was linked to healthier diets in adolescence   Children who drank lots of fruit juice went on to eat more fruits as teens  Despite drinking more of the high-sugar … Read more

Lockdowns are making children more obese due to poorer diets

Coronavirus lockdowns are worsening child obesity due to less physical activity and poorer diets, including increased intake of crisps, red meat and sugary drinks. US researchers found obese kids in Italy ate more junk food and watched more TV at the expense of physical activity during the Covid-19 social distancing measures. Compared with this time … Read more

People who eat diets rich in plant proteins have lower risks of death, study suggests

Why you should eat your beans, nuts and tofu: Eating a diet high in plant protein cuts the risk of death, study suggests Japanese researchers followed the diets of 70,696 people for 18 years Those who got more protein from plants than meat lived longer   High plant protein diets were also linked to better overall … Read more