Sigma Nutrition Radio

Current discussions relating to health focus on longevity. This may include some who look at lifespan extension, some who talk of delaying or "treating" ageing or those who focus on reducing morbidity...

26 Apr 20221h 25min

While dietary guidelines universally include fish as a food group that can be consumed regularly in a healthy dietary pattern, there are some potential risks of fish consumption that get raised. Some ...

19 Apr 202215min

Many different diets have been put forward as solutions that treat type 2 diabetes. Some will claim the diet "reverses" diabetes, some say it puts it into "remission", while others more conservatively...

12 Apr 20221h 12min

The relationship between our diet and sleep is bi-directional; i.e. sleep impacts diet and diet impacts sleep. Therefore, we can examine the impact of sleep timing, duration and other dimensions on ou...

6 Apr 20221h 42min

Omega-3 fatty acids have long been associated with various health outcomes. A type of omega-3 called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is found in various plant foods such as flax seeds or chia seeds. Other ...

30 Mar 202259min

There is now widespread use of various "artificial sweeteners" in foods and beverages. Most commonly non-nutritive sweeteners are used to sweeten a products, whilst having less sugar and calories than...

24 Mar 20221h 24min

In this Premium episode Alan and Danny aim to address the idea that you shouldn't eat vegetables, or that they aren't beneficial. Two related ideas have been circulated in some nutrition/health commun...

17 Mar 202221min

Click here to subscribe to Sigma Nutrition Premium The popularity of soy foods and soy-based products has been increasing in recent times. This has been particularly the case as a dairy alternative, w...

14 Mar 20221h 20min