Here are some links and information about alternative resources you may find of interest…
NHS BMI Healthy Weight Calculator
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/
Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” YouTube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
Dr Wendy Pogozelski’s TedTalk on ‘How Knowledge is Power in Nutrition’
When Wendy Pogozelski began studying the primary literature in the field of nutrition, she was shocked to find enormous differences between the nutrition advice she’d found in the mainstream vs. the research and clinical results she was reading about. She connected with other researchers, doctors, biochemists and professors who had similar concerns and has become part of an international effort to help students, consumers and patients understand the science behind nutrition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIebxoTx408
‘The Diet Myth: The Real Science Behind What we Eat‘ by Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at Kings College London and honorary consultant Physician at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals.
‘I don’t read diet books and I certainly never plug them, but The Diet Myth is a worthy exception that provides new insight into why we should think twice about what we put in our mouths’ – Dr Mark Porter, THE TIMES
Dr Rangan Chatterjee’s Tedx Talk entitled ‘How to make diseases disappear’.
‘Rangan is a super-generalist, looking at as many factors as possible which can create wellness or illness. His talk is testament to how our thinking around the concept of disease needs to change to help form a map for future healthcare.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaY4m00wXpw
