George Winter

3 weeks ago | britishjournalofmidwifery.com | George Winter

Approximately 4% and 7% of UK consumers identify as vegans and vegetarians, respectively (Wunsch, 2024). The Food Standards Agency (2020) states that ‘those belonging to Generation Z [typically 16–25-year-olds], alongside Millennials [typically born between 1981 and 1996], are among the most likely to eat no meat or to be reducing their consumption of meat’. What can be inferred about the quality of the food eaten by vegetarians/vegans, some of whom are pregnant or contemplating pregnancy?

2 months ago | magonlinelibrary.com | George Winter

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2 months ago | medicalindependent.ie | George Winter |- David Lynch |- Catherine Reilly |David Lynch

The evidence on the impact of lifestyle behaviours on health is overwhelming According to the Viennese writer Peter Altenberg (1859-1919) there are only two things that can destroy a healthy person: “Love trouble, ambition, and financial catastrophe. And that’s already three things and there are a lot more.” A fourth factor, I suggest, is health professionals ignoring peer-reviewed studies demonstrating that lifestyle behaviours influence health and that drugs don’t always help.

Oct 21, 2024 | medicalindependent.ie | George Winter |- Catherine Reilly |Catherine Reilly |Priscilla Lynch

The time has come to confront the damage caused by flawed science and give ME the recognition it deservesWriting in The Guardian in July, Dr Alastair Miller – who has “… been involved in the diagnosis and management of this condition since the mid-1980s…” – addresses the clashing narratives on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

Oct 1, 2024 | headteacher-update.com | George Winter

The Labour government is to introduce a Bill – announced in the recent King’s Speech – which includes a requirement that all primary schools provide free breakfasts for all children. But free breakfasts are worthless if they are poor quality – and when it comes to poor quality, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are persistent offenders. What are UPFs?