by Christine Morgan | Jul 11, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
Is it just me, or is anyone else sick to death of the trend among health experts to medicalise every single little trait of the human personality that doesn’t conform to the way they (the experts) think we should act and behave? For instance, I read an excellent...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 9, 2010 | Food and drink, General health, Weightloss
There’s a conference going on in Stockholm right now called the International Congress on Obesity – I went to one in Athens a few years back. I particularly remember it being really hot… Anyway, two papers have been presented at the conference – one from...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 8, 2010 | Fitness, General health, Parenting
It’s a good old chicken and egg scenario – does slobbing around all day playing computer games make kids fat, or are fat kids just less likely to want to run around an athletics field in every waking minute of their spare time? As a ultra skinny kid who...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 7, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
Hands up if anyone else has been fascinated by the row between new Tory Health Minister Andrew Lansley and national treasure TV chef Jamie Oliver? Well the battle is getting even more interesting, thanks to the release of data from a YouGov survey, which suggests more...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 6, 2010 | General health
Oh come on, make your minds up why don’t you? About sun exposure, that is. Today’s news forecasts a dramatic U turn by Cancer Research UK in its advice on sun protection and exposure. Apparently, the charity is just days from changing its current advice –...
