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Nutrition

Hydration Facts: How Much Water You Actually Need, and Where 'Eight Glasses' Came From

The eight-glasses rule traces to an unreferenced 1945 guess. Here is what evidence-based bodies recommend instead.

Apr 8, 2025/4 min read

A clear glass of water catching sunlight on a table, representing everyday hydration

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Mediterranean Diet Keeps Winning: What Research Says

The Mediterranean diet isn't trendy, it's proven. New 2025 research shows it cuts diabetes risk by a third when combined with lifestyle changes.

Feb 10, 2025/4 min read

Mediterranean-style meal arrangement featuring olive oil, fresh vegetables, whole grains, and grilled fish

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Salt and Blood Pressure: The Evidence, and the Gulf's Convenience-Food Problem

WHO sets a 5 gram salt ceiling; the Gulf's average intake runs far above it, driven largely by bread and processed food.

Jan 16, 2025/4 min read

Loaves of fresh bread on a bakery shelf, representative of a dietary staple high in sodium across the Gulf region

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Low-Carb vs Low-Fat: What Decades of Trials Converged On

The biggest head-to-head diet trial ever run found near-identical weight loss. The real variable turned out to be the person, not the macro.

Nov 18, 2024/3 min read

Two contrasting meal plates side by side, one emphasising vegetables and protein, one emphasising whole grains, on a wooden table

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The Diabetic Diet Got a Rewrite: What Guidance Says Now

No more banned-food lists. Current diabetes nutrition guidance leans on carbohydrate quality and a simple divided plate, not counting or deprivation lists.

Sep 20, 2024/3 min read

A divided dinner plate with half filled with colourful non-starchy vegetables, a quarter with lean protein, and a quarter with whole grains

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Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says

WHO guidance targets free sugars, not all sugar. The distinction changes how a bowl of cereal or a smoothie should be judged.

Sep 10, 2024/4 min read

A breakfast table with a bowl of cereal, a glass of orange juice and a basket of whole fruit side by side

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Why the Mediterranean Diet Keeps Winning the Evidence Wars

One Spanish randomised trial cut heart attacks and strokes by roughly 30 percent using olive oil and nuts. Here is why that result has held up so well since.

Jun 18, 2024/3 min read

A rustic table with a bottle of olive oil, crusty bread, tomatoes and a bowl of mixed nuts

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Protein Mania: One Macro's Takeover

Protein went from fitness afterthought to grocery store obsession. Now it's in your cereal, ice cream, and pasta. Why did one nutrient consume America.

Jun 18, 2024/3 min read

Brightly lit grocery store aisle with multiple brands of high-protein cereal, bars, and snack products

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Fibre Is the Nutrient Almost Everyone Under-Eats, and Here Is What It Does

Most adults eat about half the fibre they need. The gap matters more than dieters realise, and closing it is not about bran.

May 22, 2024/4 min read

A wooden table spread with whole grain bread, oats, lentils and fresh vegetables representing high fibre foods

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How to Read a Nutrition Label Without Falling for the Front of the Pack

Front-of-pack claims like 'low fat' or 'natural' are not lies, but they are not the whole story. Here is what to check instead.

Feb 14, 2024/4 min read

A shopper's hand turning over a food package to read the nutrition facts panel on a supermarket shelf