Well, it depends! Ideally you would get all the micronutrients you need from your food, rather than having a supplement. If you eat a balanced diet with lots of variety then you should be covered. An easy way to do this is eating different coloured foods which will provide different nutrients. Supplement: noun, a thing...

Micros We’ve covered Macros – so onto Micronutrients. These, as the name suggests, you require much less of (<10g) and there are two types; vitamins & minerals. The RNI’s are the Reference Nutrient Intake. This is the amount needed for most people to avoid health problems from deficiencies. As with a lot in nutrition as...

Vitamin D Let’s talk about getting more sunshine! Vitamin D is synthesised from UV-B light hitting your skin, which you can get from being outside in the sun. In the summer try to get outside for at least 15-20 minutes a day. If you live in the UK or Ireland (and a lot of the...

Fats Well after covering how much protein you need (more than most people get, but probably not at much as the gym bros have!), do you need carbs (technically no, but you *should* eat them), now the spotlight is on dietary fat. There are certain Essential Fats that we must get from our diet, as...

It seems to have changed from all fat is bad, to good fats v bad fats. When you see this (usually in sensationalised headlines) it’s referring to saturated fat or monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. However it’s not, as so often in nutrition, quite so black and white. A lot of historical research lumps trans fat...

Do you need to eat carbs? Strictly speaking no. But also, it depends! Carbohydrates are not an essential part of our diet. By essential this means we have to get it from our diet as our bodies cannot produce it on its own (much like the essential amino acids we need from protein). When something...