Food and Diet

The atkins diet works for us

You claim to have discovered a diet that really works. Well, I’ve also made a discovery: all diets work. I have not tried a diet that did not cause some weight loss, just as I have never discovered on... more »

Avoid Acidic foods to treat Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

A change in diet cured my carpal tunnel syndromeI thought you might like to hear how I inadvertently fixed my carpal tunnel syndrome, about 30 years ago. I was then a young mother with three daughters... more »

Are you sad, or just mad?

One old woman perplexed her neighbours, and doctors, by her sudden change of temperament and behaviour every autumn. Once the clocks were changed, she would start hallucinating, suffering delusions more »

Food allergies made my daughter depressed

My 25-year-old daughter was losing weight. Her skin was gray and mottled, and she had a couple of food allergies. She went to her family doctor, who prescribed an ointment for her skin more »

What about organic?

Organic vegetables and fruits are usually better, but may not be treasure troves of necessary minerals either. Organic means that no poisonous or commercial fertiliser more »

What has happened to food?

Chemistry researchers R.A. McCance and E.M. Widowson were commissioned by the Medical Research Council to produce a report entitled the ‘Chemical Composition of Food’ in 1940. more »

The stuff of lard

Wheat has the image of being nutritious and wholesome a traditional food. We think of our grandmothers kneading dough and baking bread or reflect on the phrase 'the staff of life'. ... more »

Diet 2000 - The truth behind the most famous health claims

Just as orthodox medicine operates on received wisdom as to what's good for your health, so does alternative medicine. In our special millenium issue, WDDTY sorts out good claims from bad. more »

30 apples a day . . .

Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables has traditionally been thought of as the best way to get all the nutrients you need. Unfortunately, most of us only eat a limited selection of fruits and vege... more »

Diet vs exercise

Which is better for your heart: exercising or losing weight? In a randomised, controlled trial, weight loss and aerobic exercise as a means of preventing coronary artery disease more »

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