Tag: diet

  • Milk: Friend or Foe…?

    The October talk will be given by Prof. Ian Givens, professor of Food Chain Nutrition at the University of Reading. Milk and dairy products have had a mixed press in recent times, from being blamed for cancer, diabetes, allergies and even acne, to being praised for their benefits as ‘superfoods’. Dairy products are an important…

  • Nutrition in HIV

    April’s talk will be given by Alastair Duncan, Lead Dietician at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ hospital in London. His talk will focus on: HIV epidemiology – good news and bad news Why is nutrition important in HIV? HIV Nutrition in Africa Accelerated ageing in HIV

  • Why our food is making us fat

    We are, on average, 3st heavier than we were in the 60s. And not because we’re eating more or exercising less – we just unwittingly became sugar addicts An article in the Guardian which is closely related to an earlier talk by Prof Rod Bilton and Dr Larry Booth, of the School of Biomolecular Sciences,…

  • Cut the Killer Calories

    Sugar addiction in obese people follows the same biochemical pathway as addiction to cocaine, heroin, alcohol and nicotine. This is the second visit to Salisbury by Prof Rod Bilton and Dr Larry Booth, of the School of Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University who are authors of Get Healthy, Beat Disease