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Broccoli is bad for you, like, really toxic bad

June 4, 2015 by Tim Crowe 272 Comments

As a case-study into how we can become needlessly fearful of eating many foods, I will show how by selectively citing some scientific research and blowing it all out of context, you can build a case for any food being ‘toxic’

Glasses of Water

Had your 8 glasses of water today? Time to bust this myth

June 11, 2013 by Tim Crowe 8 Comments

If I had to nominate one pervasive myth in nutrition, it would be the popular advice that we should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Of course our bodies need water, otherwise we would die from dehydration. But the amount needed is extremely variable and depends on a person’s body size, physical […]

hyperactivity

Hyperactive kids? Don’t blame sugar

August 19, 2012 by Tim Crowe 1 Comment

The connection between sugar and hyperactivity is one of the most popular food-behaviour myths going around, yet it is one that has been well and truly busted by science. Where there’s sugar, there must be hyperactive kids – or so says conventional wisdom. Science says otherwise. Any parent would tell you that seeing children fuelling […]

nutrition myths

Nutrition and exercise mythbusting

August 17, 2012 by Tim Crowe Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Thinking Nutrition blog. The purpose of this blog is to give you the latest nutrition research and controversies discussed in straight forward language, distilling out what you need to know for your better health. To start things off, I’ll tackle some common nutrition and exercise myths to put things straight. You can also […]

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