Public health has been telling you for years you are fat because you move too little and eat too much. And yes, it's your fault if you don't break a sweat every day to keep our waist line in check. But research says, that's not the entire truth. In fact, public health might have ... Read more

Salt and fat kill you early, and your BMI tells you how early. That has been the wisdom for years, but wisdoms have an expiry date, too. Particularly medical wisdoms. Recent research says those three are probably well beyond their use-by date. tweet this. We live in interesting t... Read more

Nutritionists claim they are doing science, consumers buy it, and the supplements industry makes a healthy living from it. Only you probably won't. Here is why One of the enduring diet questions is whether supplements are a good tool to a improve health, and b compensate for nutr... Read more

If weather forecasts were as reliable as cardiovascular risk prediction tools, meteorologists would miss two thirds of all hurricanes, expect rain for 8 out of 10 sunny days, and fail to see the parallels to fortune telling. When you are older than 35 and visit your doctor, there... Read more

Exercise may actually be bad for you A professor says he stumbled upon this "potentially explosive" insight. The New York Times has been quick to peddle it. And couch potatoes descend on it like vultures on road kill. But professors can get it wrong, too. Before we judge the veri... Read more