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NUTRITION & DIET

Evidence-led reporting on what to eat, what to skip, and…

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Why Your Breakfast Might Be Setting Up Your Whole Day to Fail

A low-protein, high-refined-carbohydrate breakfast can shape your appetite and energy for the next eight hours. Here is the mechanism,...

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How Much Protein Do You Actually Need After 40?

Official minimums were set to prevent deficiency, not to preserve muscle. Here is what the research suggests for adults...

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6 Nutrient Shortfalls That Show Up in Your Skin, Hair and Energy

Some deficiencies are visible before they are symptomatic. Here are the six most common in European adults, what they...

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WEIGHT LOSS

Why weight becomes harder to shift with age, which methods…

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Hit a Weight Loss Plateau? Here’s What’s Actually Happening

A stall after two or three months is the rule, not the exception. There are four mechanisms behind it,...

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Does Your Metabolism Really Slow Down After 40?

The claim is everywhere, and the evidence is more interesting than the headline. Metabolic rate is remarkably stable through...

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Does When You Eat Matter as Much as What You Eat?

Intermittent fasting, late dinners and breakfast-skipping all have confident advocates. Here is what the evidence supports, and where it...

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MUSCLE LOSS

Sarcopenia explained without jargon — how to spot it early,…

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Muscle Loss After 40: The Symptom Most People Mistake for Ageing

Getting weaker in your forties is not simply ageing. It is a measurable, largely reversible process called sarcopenia —...

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7 Early Warning Signs of Sarcopenia You Shouldn’t Ignore

Age-related muscle loss rarely announces itself. These are the seven signs clinicians look for, and the point at which...

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HEALTHY AGEING

Energy, strength, mobility and resilience — reporting on…

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Why You’re Tired at 3pm — and What Actually Fixes It

The afternoon slump has a small number of common causes. Most are correctable, and one of them needs a...

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Strength Training After 50: What the Research Actually Shows

Resistance training has some of the strongest evidence of any intervention in later life — and studies in adults...

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