Podcast appearances and mentions of nita forouhi

Which cooking oils are best for your health?Listener Sarah got in touch after seeing claims on social media that more expensive oils are better for you than regular vegetable, or rapeseed oil. And listener Kamal sent us a voicenote asking about coconut and avocado oil - both touted as healthier alternatives to other types of oil. Are they worth the extra cost? And what about health concerns if certain oils are overheated? To get the answers Greg is joined by Professor of Population Health and Nutrition at the University of Cambridge, Nita Forouhi. Together they deep-dive into the studies and evidence, finding out what compounds constitute a healthy oil and giving advice on what we should be looking out for on the bottle. All of our investigations start with YOUR suggestions. If you've seen an ad, trend or wonder product promising to make you happier, healthier or greener, email us at sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk OR send a voice note to our WhatsApp number, 07543 306807PRESENTER: GREG FOOTPRODUCERS: SIMON HOBAN AND PHIL SANSOM

Which cooking oils are best for your health?Listener Sarah got in touch after seeing claims on social media that more expensive oils are better for you than regular vegetable, or rapeseed oil. And listener Kamal sent us a voicenote asking about coconut and avocado oil - both touted as healthier alternatives to other types of oil. Are they worth the extra cost? And what about health concerns if certain oils are overheated? To get the answers Greg is joined by Professor of Population Health and Nutrition at the University of Cambridge, Nita Forouhi. Together they deep-dive into the studies and evidence, finding out what compounds constitute a healthy oil and giving advice on what we should be looking out for on the bottle. All of our investigations start with YOUR suggestions. If you've seen an ad, trend or wonder product promising to make you happier, healthier or greener, email us at sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk OR send a voice note to our WhatsApp number, 07543 306807PRESENTER: GREG FOOTPRODUCERS: SIMON HOBAN AND PHIL SANSOM

Nita Forouhi, nutrition scientist, is interviewed by Isabel Harding. Nita trained as a doctor, but while treating patients with diabetes she realised this wasn’t enough. She wanted to find out what causes diabetes and how to prevent it from happening in the first place. She looks at something that matters to us all but is notoriously hard to study: the food we eat and how it affects our health. Inspired by studying the diets and biology of large populations, she’s shown how sugary drinks and specific types of dietary fat can increase our risk of disease. An advocate for good, solid evidence – and a passionate champion for equality, diversity and inclusion in science – she hopes that one day she’ll be able to give people personalised nutrition advice. Find out more about Nita’s work: mrc.ukri.org/blog View the transcript: mrc.io/2C5aHve Producer and presenter: Isabel Harding Producer and editor: Hasina Sacranie Music credits: "Clean Soul" and "Brittle Rille" Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

L'Organizzazione mondiale della sanità ha commissionato una revisione di 185 studi e 58 trial clinici condotti in quasi 40 anni, che è stata firmata da ricercatori della University of Otago in Nuova Zelanda e pubblicata su 'The Lancet'. Dalla revisione è emerso che consumando almeno 25-29 grammi di fibre al giorno, si riduce del 15-30 per cento il tasso di patologie mortali come tumori, malattie del cuore e ictus. È stato calcolato infatti che mangiando quotidianamente le fibre si evitano 13 decessi e 6 casi di malattia coronarica ogni mille persone e che ogni 8 grammi di fibre consumate in più, le morti per cardiopatie, diabete di tipo 2 e cancro al colon-retto diminuiscono del 5-27 per cento. 'The Independent', ha fatto presente che negli USA gli adulti consumano mediamente 15 grammi di fibre al giorno e in generale solo il 9 per cento degli adulti assume la quantità consigliata. Tuttavia non bisogna eccedere nel consumo di fibre poiché potrebbe provocare la diminuzione dei livelli di ferro per chi li ha già bassi. I ricercatori hanno anche sottolineato che i risultati della revisione si riferiscono ai cibi ricchi di fibre e non alle fibre sintetiche. "Questi dati - ha detto Nita Forouhi, epidemiologa della Cambridge University - confermano che il consumo di fibre e prodotti integrali è molto importante per la salute a lungo termine". Da Fortesano.it

Fizzy drinks are often very high in sugar, and doctors suspect that they're likely to be linked to the growing rates of obesity in many countries. Now, by bringing together data from all of the previously published studies in the world, public health doctor Nita Forouhi has uncovered a strong link between sugary drinks and type 2 diabetes. In fact, as she explained to Amy Goodfellow, regularly consuming one sugar-rich drink boosts your diabetes risk by up to 13 per cent... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Fizzy drinks are often very high in sugar, and doctors suspect that they're likely to be linked to the growing rates of obesity in many countries. Now, by bringing together data from all of the previously published studies in the world, public health doctor Nita Forouhi has uncovered a strong link between sugary drinks and type 2 diabetes. In fact, as she explained to Amy Goodfellow, regularly consuming one sugar-rich drink boosts your diabetes risk by up to 13 per cent... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre, Chris Smith is joined by exercise scientist Dan Gordon, who also holds the world record in tandem cycling, epidemiologist Nita Forouhi, who studies diet, and David Ogilvie, who investigates how our environment can shape our activity. Together they pit their wits against the assembled public as they answer questions like, is watching the Exorcist a replacement for exercise? Plus Dave Ansell and Ginny Smith find the iron on breakfast cereals, measure the vitamin C in carrots, and see how much exercise it takes to work off a Mars bar...

Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre, Chris Smith is joined by exercise scientist Dan Gordon, who also holds the world record in tandem cycling, epidemiologist Nita Forouhi, who studies diet, and David Ogilvie, who investigates how our environment can shape our activity. Together they pit their wits against the assembled public as they answer questions like, is watching the Exorcist a replacement for exercise? Plus Dave Ansell and Ginny Smith find the iron on breakfast cereals, measure the vitamin C in carrots, and see how much exercise it takes to work off a Mars bar... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre, Chris Smith is joined by exercise scientist Dan Gordon, who also holds the world record in tandem cycling, epidemiologist Nita Forouhi, who studies diet, and David Ogilvie, who investigates how our environment can shape our activity. Together they pit their wits against the assembled public as they answer questions like, is watching the Exorcist a replacement for exercise? Plus Dave Ansell and Ginny Smith find the iron on breakfast cereals, measure the vitamin C in carrots, and see how much exercise it takes to work off a Mars bar... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists