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...

Ever hear when people say that certain foods contain “high quality protein”? Well, this is because not all protein is the same. Different foods are either complete or incomplete protein sources. Complete sources contain adequate amounts of all of the Essential Amino Acids (EAAs), which we have to get from our diet as the body...