Edward saw an advert claiming a new energy powder shot could help him reduce his tiredness. As a keen trailrunner he asked for evidence behind their claim. [...]
Lots of people have asked for evidence and got results - read their stories here. [...]
A tool to guide you through a series of questions to help you review health research that you have come across. You will also be given some guidance on how [...]
The menopause typically begins to affect women around the age of 50 and may be accompanied by a range of symptoms, including hot flushes, vaginal dryness, anxiety and depression. A [...]
Flavourings, stabilisers and preservatives are all harmless additives that go into our food to help keep it fresh and tasty. So I started to get rather irritated when a number of [...]
I recently visited my favourite science hangout, the Wellcome Collection. After seeing the new exhibition and doing a light spot of Christmas shopping in the bookshop, I was in need [...]
Mike spotted a product in his local Holland & Barrett which made some bold claims about helping with weight management and detoxification. It also suggested that "for maximum effect" it [...]
I spotted a flyer in my local leisure centre which made numerous claims about a super food supplement which can help to overcome many medical conditions. This pill can supposedly [...]
Resveratrol hit the headlines again last week with The Independent, The Business Standard and the Drinks Business – reporting the findings of a study on Acne treatment. [...]
This week we’ve asked for evidence behind the 5 a day message, whether it’s working and how much it costs and how advice differs across the world. But what are the [...]
Advice on how much fruit and veg you should eat every day varies hugely across the world. We’ve found out that depending on where you happen to live, you could [...]
Natural And Man Made Chemicals [...]
“5 a day” is possibly one of the most successful pieces of dietary advice in terms of how far and wide the message has spread. But has it actually be [...]
Who Says Your Diet is Chemical Free? [...]
“5 a day”. It’s a phrase we in the UK know well. It’s used in adverts to sell smoothies and diet regimes and it’s even the basis for the School [...]
The Dose Makes The Poison [...]
A presentation produced by Sense About Science on food additives. [...]
Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence: Can you tell what diets in this document are good for you and what’s good for a laugh? [...]
The multi million pound detox industry sells products with little evidence to support their use. These products trade on claims about the body which are often wrong and can be [...]
An investigation by early career researchers into some of the many products, special diets, tonics and supplements which are widely promoted as being able to ‘detox’ you after the festive [...]
The BDA Food Fact Sheets are written by dietitians to help you learn the best ways to eat and drink to keep your body fit and healthy [...]
Health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids are frequently reported in consumer products. This article focused on one form of omega-3 fatty acid – DHA – citing its properties in brain [...]
I read in a Daily Mirror article a statement from Elemental Herbology founder Kristy Cimesa, that drinking green tea provides “a powerful dose of protective antioxidants that keep wrinkles at [...]
Alice Tuff called the Pret A Manger customer helpline to point out that all food is made of chemicals, after seeing one of their leaflets suggesting they “shun obscure chemicals”. [...]
Nestle Ski yoghurts were marketed with claims that they can ‘optimise the release of energy from our diet’. I contacted Nestle Ski and asked for the evidence they had to [...]
I read a claim on the on the NHS Choices website saying ‘research measuring water loss has shown that we should drink about 1.2 litres of fluid every day to [...]
On London underground advertisements, Vitabiotics claimed that taking their supplements (Wellwoman/Wellman) helped to improve athletic performance to gold-winning standard. I asked Vitabiotics for evidence to back this up. They responded by [...]
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The British Dietetic Association has produced Food Fact Sheets to help you learn the best ways to eat and drink to keep your body fit and healthy. [...]
We are all familiar with '5 a day'. But if you look abroad it turns out other countries are advising six, or seven or even ten portions of fruit and [...]
