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That Sugar Film: sugar, sugar everywhere, but not a grain to be seen

February 28, 2015 by Tim Crowe 6 Comments

If you’re someone who likes to buy up big at the candy bar before seeing a film, then a word of warning about That Sugar Film: this story of one man’s 60-day sugar binge is guaranteed to leave your choc top melted in your hand and your box of Maltesers left unopened. Sugar is today’s […]

Glass of Water

Making the case for a switch to water

October 16, 2013 by Tim Crowe Leave a Comment

Sugar-sweetened beverages are now clearly linked with weight gain. Cutting back on these types of drinks is a cornerstone of dietary advice. Nutrition scientists have now found that when sugar-sweetened drinks are replaced with water, there is a clear benefit in less long-term weight gain. Drinking too many drinks high in sugar is plainly not […]

Sliced orange

Fruit: the healthy sugar hit

October 2, 2013 by Tim Crowe 2 Comments

Today’s blog post is from guest dietitian blogger Alexandria Hoare. Alex outlines a compelling case of why you should ignore the populist hype of ‘sugar hating’ and get on board getting more of it in your diet in the way nature intended – through fruit. The benefits of fruit What do apples, pears and oranges […]

Soft drink

Sugar-sweetened drinks: public enemy number one for weight gain

September 25, 2013 by Tim Crowe 1 Comment

The evidence linking sugar-sweetened drinks and weight gain has been growing for many years. Now the most comprehensive review to date has firmly laid the blame for these drinks as being a major culprit for weight gain. Drinking too many drinks high in sugar is clearly not a good thing to do if someone was […]

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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 […]

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