Fat has a bad rep, but nutritional research over the past few years has shown that eating fat will, in fact, do us many favours. One of the three macronutrients alongside protein and carbohydrate, fat

Stay well during the festive season and beyond with Dr Leigh Erin Connealy’s science-backed tips

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A staple in many festive recipes, this would be the perfect time to discover that butter is good for us after all, wouldn’t it? Does the latest science give us any reason to be jolly?

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