Diet Myths

What's the best snack for supporting your gut health? Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with butter again? And are our vegetables really half as nutritious as they were 60 years ago? And why do we suddenly hate peas?! This week, we explore nine simple snacks that could help suppo ...  Show more

Are energy drinks really as bad as they seem? This week, we look at what’s actually inside them, whether there are any benefits and what drinking them regularly could mean for our health. We also tackle some everyday nutrition worries: does chopping fruit and veg in advance signi ...  Show more

Do we really know what we should be eating? Multi-award winning expert Tim Spector argues we might not. Professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London and honorary consultant physician at Guy's and St Thomas' he aims to point us in the right direction so we know th ...

Does eating more frequently boost your metabolism or cause you to burn more calories? Will going too long between meals cause you to go into starvation mode? Nutrition Diva has the facts on these widely held metabolism myths.Read the transcript.Check out all the Quick and Dirty T ...  Show more

It’s a bold claim: that (almost) everything you’ve been told about food is wrong. But by the end of today’s conversation, I think you’ll be questioning what you previously thought was true and embarking on a new way of eating that’s right for you. My guest, Tim Spector, is a Prof ...  Show more