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If you work in health, Christopher Snowdon is supposed to be the enemy. He defends smokers, opposes minimum pricing on alcohol and argues against sugar taxes. He thinks the wellness…

ByJon Lipsey 0Comments

03

Jul 2026

NUTRITION Opinion

Does fasting trigger autophagy in humans? Barely, and exercise does it faster

Fasting is one of the longevity movement's favourite rituals but the main reason people give for it does not hold up well in humans. The promise is autophagy. Skip food…

ByJon Lipsey 0Comments

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Jan 2026

BUSINESS Opinion

Joe DeFranco: Online PTs should have at least five years’ gym floor experience

Joe DeFranco Joe DeFranco is a world-renowned personal trainer and educator with more than 27 years of experience in the health, fitness and sports performance industry. His client list includes…

ByJon Lipsey 0Comments

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Dec 2025

BUSINESS Opinion

Georgie Spurling: Women wellness CEOs must stick together

Georgie Spurling Georgie Spurling is the founder of ARVRA (Active Recovery Vibration and Resistance Activation), a fitness technique that combines elements of active recovery, vibration therapy and resistance training to…

ByJoe Warner 0Comments

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Oct 2025

BUSINESS Opinion

Bezos wants your blood: Amazon launches testing service

Amazon has moved into India’s diagnostics sector with a service designed to maximise speed and reach. So what does this mean for testing firms around the world? Are they about…

ByJon Lipsey 0Comments

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Jun 2025

TECH Opinion

“We are past the event horizon,” OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman

Sam Altman is not incentivised to be a doom-monger. Maybe that’s why the OpenAI CEO’s recent blog post, The Gentle Singularity, casually noted that “we are past the event horizon”…

ByJon Lipsey 0Comments

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Dec 2024

HEALTH Opinion

Dr Rishi Caleyachetty: The body positivity movement is wrong – you can’t be fat and fit

Dr Rishi Caleyachetty Dr Rishi Caleyachetty is an expert in obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular health, and a doctor at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. He is the Chair of the…

ByMark Bailey 0Comments

17

Dec 2024

NUTRITION Opinion

Kate Hilton: “The body positivity movement hurts the people it wants to help”

Kate Hilton Kate Hilton is the founder of Diets Debunked and a Health and Care Professions Council registered dietitian and Associate of British Dieticians member. She has extensive experience in…

ByJoe Warner 0Comments

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Dec 2024

MIND Opinion

Dr Max Pemberton: Influencers are giving us all body image issues

Dr Max Pemberton Dr Max Pemberton is medical doctor, journalist and author. He works full-time as a psychiatrist in the National Health Service, specialising in eating disorders and addiction. He…

ByJoe Warner 0Comments

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Oct 2024

TRAINING Opinion

Victoria Felkar: Women are turning to steroids to chase the perfect body

Victoria Felkar Victoria Felkar is an interdisciplinary researcher and instructor working across the fields of kinesiology, medicine, critical studies and the humanities. Here specific research focus explores women's health and…

ByJoe Warner 0Comments

Christopher Snowdon: healthy lifestyles are a burden on taxpayers

Does fasting trigger autophagy in humans? Barely, and exercise does it faster

Joe DeFranco: Online PTs should have at least five years’ gym floor experience

Georgie Spurling: Women wellness CEOs must stick together

Bezos wants your blood: Amazon launches testing service

“We are past the event horizon,” OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman

Dr Rishi Caleyachetty: The body positivity movement is wrong – you can’t be fat and fit

Kate Hilton: “The body positivity movement hurts the people it wants to help”

Dr Max Pemberton: Influencers are giving us all body image issues

Victoria Felkar: Women are turning to steroids to chase the perfect body

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