Why Dame Sally Davies’ suggestions won’t satiate our public health crisis Amongst the political drama of Brexit, a barely functioning...
obesity
First up, nutritionists in the UK have launched a new portion size guide to tackle over-eating and obesity. The British...
Most of modern medicine focuses on how disease occurs – what affects our risk of getting sick and which diseases...
Having fundamental lessons from my childhood challenged brings mixed feelings. There's excitement in progress, but some alarm as the foundations...
I’m surrounded by pictures of my favourite foods: ice creams, biscuits, burgers. But why do I suddenly feel much less...
Immune cells can help reduce the risk of obesity, according to a recent study published in Nature. Dr David Artis...
Feed your curiosity at our daytime discussions. Drop in to hear local scientists in conversation about their latest experiments, life...
Angelina Chrysanthou backs sugar Sugar is one of the oldest cooking ingredients, dating back to 326 BC. Since then it...
This news story was published in the Imperial News section of the Super Science issue (issue 28), as an important...
Themes of the last fortnight have been the growing calls for a strategy on obesity, drug experimenting and lessons from...
The programmes I watched this week served only to scare. Death is near. Trust nothing. Certainly not a cucumber wrapper....
James Pope Want to lose weight? Eat a red pepper. Scientists have discovered that capsaicin – the ingredient that gives...
