After a bit of chatter on social media about Arsenic in Rice cakes, my mind was stirred to delve deeper. I’m half Sri-Lankan so my family has always eaten rice. As a child I also lived in Hong Kong, more rice. So th this was a topic that I needed to know more about, here
Arsenic in Rice: Should we still be eating it? Read More »
Recently the world of fat had a shaking up. For 50 years saturated fat has been the bad guy, linked to coronary heart disease. But a systematic review and meta-analysis of the research looked at 32 worldwide cohort studies that reported finding a link between saturated fat (SFA) and coronary heart disease (CHD) and begged
The low down on Fats. Are saturated fats really the villain? Read More »
This weekend has been busies that usual as I was asked to take part in some filming for a BBC2 new show. So as a family we travelled up early Saturday morning to the Chicago Rib Shack in Twickenham. Filming for me is something I quite enjoy and when done in a relaxed manner is
Filming – it’s a wrap “Good Enough to Eat” Read More »
Healthy Eating is meant to be straightforward and a common sense approach to eating. Right? However when you look on Pinterest, blog sites and the internet you are suddenly confronted with complicated recipes using all kinds of specialist expensive ingredients and equipment – agave, coconut oil, himalyan sea salt, seaweed, the latest berries, spiralizers etc.
When did healthy eating become so complicated? Read More »
This week I gave a talk on social media to a group of dietitians as part of the South East Branch Meeting of the British Dietetic Association. Rather nerve wracking but they were a lovely crowd and it went down really well 🙂 Here is a photo someone took of me and posted on Instagram.
Why dietitians need to be on Social Media. Read More »
“I feel full after eating a small amount” “When I eat more than usual my stomach feels uncomfortable and bloated” “I feel like I have a food baby” These are phrases I often hear from clients with eating disorders as we work on increasing their meal plan. Unfortunately there is no magic cure here and
Feelings of Fullness Read More »
This week a new research paper was published in the American Academy of Pediatrics journal: “Psychological and Psychosocial Impairment in Preschoolers with selective eating” I was asked to comment on it for a local radio station – Wave 105, you can listen to a snippet here: The study ran from 2007-2010 and looked at
Fussy Eating and mental health? Read More »
Whatever changes you have decided to make to your eating there is something that can really make a difference to making or breaking that habit. It’s a commonly known fact that it can take 6-8 weeks to form a new habit, so if you have set yourself a healthy habit to form you need to
Number 1 tip for staying on track with your eating. Read More »
Eating disorders are not something we generally associate with men, there is a huge stigma attached if you do have an eating disorder and it’s not an issue frequently discussed. So I was so pleased to come across the Men Have Eating Disorders Too (MGEDT) charity. I was even happier to find they had a
Men Get Eating Disorders Too Read More »
In my role as an eating disorders specialist I come across a lot of people who weigh themselves daily or even several times a day. So this post is written from an eating disorders perspective. Now whilst regular weighing can seem like a sensible idea to help keep you on track here are my thoughts
How often should I weigh myself? Read More »
