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Choline: What is It and How Much Do We Need?
What is Choline? Choline is a micronutrient (often classed within the B vitamin family) that is produced by the liver. The amounts...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
May 8, 20232 min read
Choline: 30 Food Sources
In foods, choline is found as both water-soluble and lipid-soluble forms, with the different forms influencing how absorption and...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
May 1, 20232 min read
In Depth: Clean Labelling – Are Foods Containing Less Than Five Ingredients Always Healthier?
Clean Labelling – What is it? Clean-labelling does not have a defined meaning; it is a concept that incorporates different trends....
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Mar 27, 20235 min read
Choline: Its Role and Requirements During Pregnancy
Two papers published in August 2019, one by Korsmo et al, and the other by Wallace et al, both highlight the importance of adequate...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Mar 27, 20233 min read
Green and Blue Water Footprints: What Are They & How Do They Relate to Food?
Food Security Food security is having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. One necessity to achieve...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Nov 4, 20194 min read
Can Probiotics Help to Lower the Severity and Prevalence of Depression?
Mental disorders comprise a broad range of problems, with varying symptoms. Depression is one such mental illness that is recognised...
Dr Joanne Delange
Jul 23, 20195 min read
The Protein Shift: Five Points for Consideration.
Of late there appears to be an inherent shift in peoples eating patterns – with sources of protein seemingly being at the forefront. The...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Jun 28, 20193 min read
The EAT-Lancet Commission and the Planetary Plate
On June 12th-13th the EAT-Lancet Commission held their Food Forum in Stockholm. Planetary health has recently been included as a focus...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Jun 18, 20193 min read
Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Lipophenols – Do They Show Promise from a Health Stance?
Polyphenols and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are natural compounds with proven health benefits. The two classes of compounds...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
May 17, 20193 min read
Why Food Shouldn’t Be Used to Soothe: New Evidence.
Eating practices established in childhood contribute to lifelong nutritional habits. Children develop the motor skills required to feed...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
May 4, 20193 min read
Should we be moving towards using Micronutrient Ratios?
Micronutrients as Ratios All diets require large amounts of macronutrients: proteins, carbohydrates and fats; in addition to small...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Apr 29, 20195 min read
Chrono-Nutrition: What is it and Does it Affect Cardiac Health?
Chrono-Nutrition Chrono-nutrition is a relatively new field of research in nutritional epidemiology. It encompasses three fields of...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Mar 21, 20196 min read
TEN of the Main (or lack of) Dietary Changes over the Last TEN Years
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) results from 2008 to 2017, published in January 2019, assesses detailed, quantitative...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Jan 25, 20196 min read
In-Depth: Palm Oil: Are We Unknowingly Feeding Our Children an Unethical Oil?
Palm Oil (PO) cultivation requires extensive areas of land. Its production has been linked to deforestation, climate change and...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Dec 6, 20183 min read
Is it Time to Change Food and Drink Marketing in the Interests of Children’s Health?
An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) named ‘Fit and Healthy Childhood’ has told the government to crack down on child obesity by...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Dec 5, 20184 min read
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements: An Important Piece in the Brain Health Puzzle?
What is brain health The brain is the most significant and complex organ of the human body. Increasingly, we are becoming aware that...
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Nov 29, 20183 min read
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