Debunking Diet and Nutrition Myths

How the goal of weight loss can undermine health—considerations and resources for health practitioners Weight is undeniably correlated to an increased risk of many health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular…

Many people embark on a diet to lose weight under the pretence that they’re doing so for their health. It is no wonder; there is a continual bombardment of messages…

Although many healthy lifestyle programs state, ‘it’s not a diet’, the belief that being overweight is unhealthy remains. It promises weight loss? It’s a diet Weight loss is frequently listed…

Going on a cleanse can be appealing at this time of the year. It can symbolise renewal and a fresh start to the New Year. However, do you need to…

An increasingly popular theory is that food is addictive. Some popular diet and health proponents declare that sugar acts as an addictive agent, eliciting neurobiological changes and hormonal release like…

It’s no wonder that we are uncertain whether we can trust nutritional science given the bombardment of information about what foods are healthy, and the ever-increasing and changing nutritional facts…

‘Drink to health’ is a saying that is centuries old. Yet for some they are no longer clink glasses filled with wine, but freshly squeezed organic juice. These vegetable and…

Last week after a round of email ping pong with a client I explained to her that I could not support her with dieting for weight loss. In her case…

Diets are devised either to restrict calories or certain foods or food groups to achieve weight loss or other health objectives. The logic of restricting calories is that the less…