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Nutrition

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Health

The Perfect Hot Chocolate: Rich, Spicy, and Unapologetically Comforting

Discover how to make rich, spicy hot chocolate with cocoa, milk, chili, and salt. A cozy, flavorful recipe with calories, nutrients, and benefits.

Jan 28, 2026/3 min read

The Perfect Hot Chocolate: Rich, Spicy, and Unapologetically Comforting

Nutrition

Meal Timing and Late-Night Eating: What Circadian Nutrition Research Actually Shows

Chrononutrition research links late eating to worse metabolic outcomes, but the field is younger and messier than headlines suggest.

Sep 25, 2025/4 min read

A dimly lit kitchen at night with a fridge door open, representing late-night eating habits

Nutrition

How Much Protein People Actually Need, By the Evidence

The official protein RDA has stood since the 1970s. New research on aging and muscle loss suggests it may be far too low for a meaningful share of older adults.

Jul 8, 2025/3 min read

A board of protein foods including chicken, lentils and eggs

Nutrition

Ramadan Fasting and Metabolic Health: What Research Shows

Studies from recent Ramadan seasons tie dawn-to-dusk fasting to real metabolic gains, but the benefits depend heavily on what happens after iftar each night.

Apr 20, 2025/3 min read

A simple table set with dates, water and a modest meal at sunset, evoking breaking a daily fast

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 glass of water with condensation on a stone counter

Nutrition

Iron: Haem and Non-Haem, the Cup of Tea That Blocks It, and Who Is Actually Short

Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient shortfall in the world and the most misdiagnosed by people who feel tired. Absorption depends on the form, the meal and the timing more than on the amount, and a blood test settles what a supplement guesses.

Feb 18, 2025/3 min read

A bowl of lentils with roasted vegetables and greens, plant sources of non-haem iron

Nutrition

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

Nutrition

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

Spilled salt beside a blood pressure cuff

Nutrition

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

Nutrition

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

Nutrition

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