An interesting short article I read today, taken from Sky News. Sleeping for an extra hour each night can help people shave around 270 calories off their daily diet - the equivalent of three chocolate biscuits, new research has found. Over three years, this could lead to a weight loss of nearly 12kg - simply by sleeping more, the researchers said. A team from the University of Chicago wanted to look at how sleep interacts with obesity. Writing in the journal Jama Internal Med

Not too long ago, Doctors were of the mind that we should slow things down as we get older; to allow HIIT and impact sports to gather layers of grey dust in the attic and resign themselves to glacial jogs around the park or a gentle round of golf. To be fair to them, exercise physiology weighed in on their side. By the age of 40 for example, a man's metabolism would have slowed by 4% since they officially became an adult, meaning that they can't burn calories at the rate they

Taking regular exercise is going to become increasingly important in helping to prevent cancers as the UK emerges from lockdown, say scientists. Since the pandemic began year ago, growing numbers of people have reported gaining weight after cutting down on physical activity while others say they have been eating more junk food. “We need to eat better food, but it is equally clear that regular exercise is also very important in cancer prevention.” Prof Bauld - Edinburgh Univer

High quality studies show that there is nothing 'special' about breakfast, although there is plenty of other "advice" to tell you it is. Confused? Keep reading! Top research suggests that it probably does not matter whether you eat or skip breakfast, as long as you eat healthy for the rest of the day. Breakfast does not kick start your metabolism and skipping it does not automatically make you overeat and gain weight. This is a myth. At the end of the day, breakfast is option