by Mens Health | May 24, 2012 | Nutrition
Food manufacturers struck gold when they invented food in bar form. It packed easily, and provided a quick snack fix to fill the gap between meals or during and after workouts. But with all the fine print on the wrapper featuring ingredients indecipherable to anyone...
by Mens Health | May 14, 2012 | Nutrition
Sluggishness and weight gain has been blamed on an insidious substance hiding in wheat and many other common grains: gluten. Avoiding gluten has become big business. The US set the trend, but all you need to do is scan the shelves at our local supermarkets to see that...
by Mens Health | Apr 24, 2012 | Nutrition
They’re everywhere. But what exactly are they? You can’t go anywhere without being confronted by calories. Restaurants now print calorie counts on menus. You go to the supermarket and there they are, stamped on every box and bottle. You hop on the treadmill and...
by Mens Health | Feb 25, 2012 | Nutrition
But are all fats bad? And is the law enough to keep your daily diet safe? Nutrition is a tricky business – even if your goal is to just not die, let alone be as healthy as possible. Fats, the oily stuff found in parts of animals and some plants, aren’t much simpler....
by Mens Health | Feb 17, 2012 | Nutrition
Respected sports scientist Professor Tim Noakes is championing a controversial diet that has dieticians frothing. Could he change the fate of an ever-expanding obese population… or is he just a mad scientist? “Once you tip over the precipice, you’re gone,” the...
