Obesity crisis: Putting nutritional information on menus may cut calorie intake

A new review of evidence found that nutritional labelling on menus may reduce a person’s calorie intake. Researchers found that labelling on menus in restaurants led to a reduction of 47 calories purchased. Assuming an average meal of 600 kcal, labelling on menus would reduce the number of calories purchased per meal by 7.8 per […]

Not a feast: THIS is what you'd eat tomorrow if you followed NHS nutritional guidelines

Far from offering “all the trimmings”, the dish features no roast potatoes, just a sprout or two, a few pieces of broccoli and a baby carrot – it’s a state-approved version of our traditional yuletide meal.  This year PHE spent £40million of taxpayers’ money telling Britons what they can and cannot eat, drink and do […]

How many calories is that human? A nutritional guide for prehistoric cannibals

If you were to eat, say, another human being, how many calories would you be taking in? That’s a valid question not only for health-conscious people, but for anthropologists, too. You see, our human ancestors were cannibals — but we don’t really know why. Did they kill and eat each other like they would a […]

Bupa experts slam ‘restrictive’ vegan diet and raise concern at ‘nutritional deficiencies'

Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Valerie Maclean, health coach dietitian at Bupa UK raised concerns for those thinking over turning vegan. Veganism has spiked in popularity in recent months, but Valerie had warnings for those following a vegan diet. She said: “There is no denying that veganism can be restrictive. “Another factor to consider is the […]