Healthy hydration – Are you drinking enough?
Water is hugely important considering an adult’s body is made up of around 60% water! Every single cell in your body needs water to...
10 reasons to take a 10 microgram supplement of vitamin D
1. Around 1 in 5 adults (aged 19-64 years) in the UK have low vitamin D levels.
2. Vitamin D is actually not a vitamin but a pro-hormone. T
Edible insects on the menu – what’s the nutritional content?
As the world population increases the growth of the livestock sector is increasing at an unsustainable rate. Therefore, alternative...
Burns Supper - How healthy is haggis?
One of the main ingredients of haggis is liver, which is high in vitamin A, vitamin B12 and folate. Heart and lungs will provide some iron,
Make ‘Nutritionist’ a legally protected title
Anyone can call themselves a ‘Nutritionist’. This is probably why people are often confused about what food and nutrition messages are...
Food and nutrition trends for 2017
Happy New Year!! So what's going to be popular this year in terms of food and nutrition? Here’s my suggestions on what may be trending...
Top tips for healthy eating at Christmas
In the 12 weeks leading up to Christmas, we buy on average 9000 extra calories in unhealthy snacks which could lead to a 1kg (2.2lbs)...
The Truth About Meat – Chicken nutrition
Earlier this year I helped with some research for the BBC One programme ‘The Truth About Meat’ which was shown on the 29th September. I...
Food and drink – A skilled, innovative future
Earlier this week I attended the Scotsman conference on food and drink: a skilled, innovative future, in Edinburgh (20th Sept 2016). The...
Game on! - What makes venison a healthy, nutritious choice?
Healthy, local, quality foods are increasingly desirable to consumers. Scottish venison fits well with this, and the demand for venison...