There is a really pervasive narrative I've been hearing a lot since the beginning of the pandemic: that a lot of people are very...

The difference between fat and health (and why it is important to know)

We have numerous studies showing that weight cycling (losing weight and gaining weight repeatedly) is bad for our health and this is in conflict with the multibillion dollar diet industry. If there was a diet that actually worked for everybody, then we would all know about it and medics would be recommending it. It doesn't exist. The diet industry is completely based on the idea that diets fail, so they can carry on making more money.

I have been ill. Is it coronavirus? I can’t tell you. Because I could not get tested. Despite having all the symptoms...