Are you Team Butter or Team Spread? The relative value of each has been the subject of slippery debate for decades. And with a wider range of spreads available than ever before, it’s hard to know which ones (if any) are making healthy choices. Expansion has certainly come a long way since it was first… Read More »
Ingredients: Apple, orange, mango (7.5%), lemon, ginger root (4.5%), turmeric root (1.5%), acerola cherry powder, red pepper powder, zinc lactate, D3 from seaweed vitamin, antioxidant (ascorbic acid) Verdict: There’s plenty of vitamin C and D here, with some ginger and turmeric too, but again in very small doses, so what benefits they might bring is… Read More »
When all major cooking oils (including canola, peanut, and corn oil) were tested, they were all found to be more effective at reducing total and LDL (bad) cholesterol compared to butter or lard. “This means they are effective in reducing risk factors for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, especially when used in place… Read More »
What alternatives are there to ultra-processed foods? Preparing meals and snacks from scratch with unprocessed or minimally processed ingredients is ideal, but for most of us, that’s not always possible. The good news is that many UPFs have non-UPF versions; these products are processed rather than ultra processed. Many organic versions of commonly used UPFs,… Read More »
Spy equipment found on online retailers’ sites is being used to enable domestic abuse (PA Wire) The easy availability of spy cameras and the proliferation of smart speakers have made it easier than ever to spy on people in their own homes, according to a leading women’s charity. What’s worse is that much of this… Read More »
(Press release) What makes a great pub? Maybe it’s an impossible question to answer; yet last week the Standard tried it. With the help of Josh Barrie and Mike Daw, I’ve compiled the newspaper’s latest list of the 50 best pubs in London. Although it’s far from scientific – I tend to believe that science… Read More »