Articles: Nutrition

The following is directly from the research conducted from the BBC’s Trust Me I’m a Doctor, but we thought it was powerful and worth knowing.  When you’re on a health plan and looking at weightloss, knowing how certain drinks can affect your body helps when making better choices for yourself.   Sugary fizzy drinks are notoriously unhealthy, as these commonly contain about eight teaspoons of sugar per can. But how much healthier are sugar-free alternatives,…

The following article is from Action on Sugar (Nov 17), and we thought it would be useful for our members. As a society, we consume far too many sugars. Sugars are divided into two types: naturally occurring sugars, and free sugars. Naturally occurring sugars are found in whole fruit, vegetables and milk-based products and these are not considered harmful for health, although they still contain calories. Free sugars includes monosaccharides and disaccharides added to foods…

Brits are getting fatter because they have no clue how many calories there are in their favourite foods The following report is from an article in The Mirror in November 2017, and we thought it would be useful for our members Brits are piling on the pounds because they have no idea how many calories their favourite snacks contain, a survey has found. Popcorn is one of the biggest culprits with a large portion of…

The following has been taken directly from the NHS Website as we thought it might be useful information to review the various diets that are currently popular. One of the main concerns SmallerKnickers has, is that many of these do little to explain how to make better choices once you stop the diet.  And this is why many will put weight back on again, often thinking that “real food” or their “self control” is actually…