Nutrition & diet - what the evidence actually says.
Practical, UK-friendly nutrition - Mediterranean, plant-based, protein targets and gut health.
The guides
14 curated nutrition articles.
Every guide is clinically reviewed.
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The Mediterranean diet
The best-evidenced way of eating - what ’Mediterranean’ actually means in a UK kitchen.
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Plant-based, done well
Well-planned it’s heart- and gut-protective; badly planned, it isn’t. The essentials.
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Ultra-processed foods
The NOVA-4 category most linked to cardiometabolic risk - and how to spot it on the label.
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How much protein you need
The 0.8 g/kg figure is a minimum, not a target. What newer evidence says, and how to hit it.
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Fibre - the missing macro
Most UK adults get half of what they need. The easiest ways to close the gap.
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Omega-3 - food & supplements
Which omega-3s matter, how much, and whether a supplement is worth it for you.
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Sugar & metabolic health
What added sugar really does to metabolic risk - and the pragmatic upper limit.
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Cooking at home
The single lifestyle change with the largest downstream effect on diet quality.
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Time-restricted eating
What intermittent fasting evidence shows, what it doesn’t, and who shouldn’t try it.
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Meal timing & metabolism
When you eat matters almost as much as what - the evidence on eating windows and breakfast.
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Hydration - how much
The eight-glasses rule is folklore. What thirst, urine colour and activity really tell you.
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Your gut microbiome
What the microbiome actually does - and the small, evidence-based changes that improve it.
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Iron & fatigue
The most common nutritional cause of tiredness - how to test, how to treat, when to worry.
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Vitamin D - UK guidance
Why UK adults are told to supplement in winter - and who needs testing before dosing.
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Related tests & conditions
When diet questions warrant a clinician.
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Nutritional assessment
A clinician-led review of diet, deficiencies and goals.
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Gut microbiome testing
When a stool-based microbiome test is genuinely useful.
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Body composition analysis
DEXA-based fat, muscle and bone measurement.
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High cholesterol
Diet, medication and cardiovascular risk.
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In practice, in London
What nutrition looks like on the ground in London
On nutrition, most Londoners don’t need a heroic specialist referral - they need a plan that fits a working week. The wait for nutrition on the NHS depends heavily on where you live and how urgently the referral is graded. Central and West London private clinics can normally book within a week, with imaging or a procedure slot to follow shortly after. It’s worth being honest about the reason for going private: usually it’s time, not a fundamentally different test.
A private nutrition pathway in London usually looks like this: an initial consultation, any diagnostics booked at a nearby facility (most within Zone 1 or 2), and a written report sent to you and your GP within a few days. The consultants we work with hold NHS posts alongside their private lists, which keeps the standards consistent across both settings. For nutrition, the honest test is whether the plan survives a Monday morning back at work.
The value of going through a concierge for nutrition isn’t access - anyone with an insurer or a credit card can get a private appointment in London. The value is knowing which consultant reads this particular presentation best, which unit turns reports around fastest, and which pathway won’t hit a dead end if the findings point somewhere unexpected.