HEALTH
A committee of scientists has advised the government to halve the current recommended daily intake of sugar. Nutrition experts say no more than 5%...
Hi, what are you looking for?
Proving that intermittent fasting works, like any lifestyle intervention, is notoriously difficult. But new technologies will better help us to understand what works and...
A committee of scientists has advised the government to halve the current recommended daily intake of sugar. Nutrition experts say no more than 5%...
The chance of returning to a normal weight after becoming obese is only one in 210 for men and one in 124 for women...
US scientists say they have taken the first step towards treating people born with mitochondrial diseases – debilitating genetic disorders. Their study, in Nature,...
Many older women are unaware of some of the early warning signs of breast cancer, according to a survey. Fewer than half of the...
Well, you learn something new with every race. Admittedly it’s usually something about pacing, or fuelling, or dehydration, rather than that the national anthem...
Plyometric exercises are intense, explosive moves that boost muscle power – the type you need to run faster for longer. “They also increase your...
Think of a cross between walking a tightrope and bouncing on a trampoline, and you’ve got the gist of slacklining. It is a balancing...
I was 50 in March and had lots of running lined up to celebrate – marathons in Palestine and London, and a 50k coastal...
Scientists say they have taken a significant step towards treating some forms of deafness after restoring hearing in animals. Defects in a baby’s DNA...
A look of horror comes across friends’ faces when I tell them the grand plan for my second marathon. Fired up with enthusiasm after...