'Everything in moderation' advice could lead to poor metabolic health

By Nathan Gray

05-Nov-2015 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 10:28 GMT

The long standing recommendation of ‘everything in moderation’ may actually result in lower overall diet quality and may have negative impacts on metabolic health, say researchers.

Lack of diversity in processed foods may be causing obesity and cancer

20-May-2015

By Niamh Michail

It’s not just the high fat, salt or sugar content of processed foods that is driving obesity and diet-related illnesses – the lack of food diversity is killing our gut flora, claims one researcher.

Voluntary public health measures 'can only go so far’: UK Responsibility Deal chair

21-Jan-2015

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

We need a strong portfolio of voluntary and mandatory measures to tackle the huge burden of diet-related diseases, according to the chair of the UK Responsibility Deal food network.

Microbiome 'disruption' in early life linked to obesity in adulthood

26-Aug-2014

By Nathan Gray

Certain gut bacteria could help to shape our metabolism in early life, while disrupting these bacteria appears to increase the risk of obesity in later adulthood, say researchers.