What Is Umami? The Fifth Taste Explained
Umami is the savoury fifth basic taste, alongside sweet, sour, salty and bitter. This explainer covers the glutamates behind it, the foods…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Dr. Nadia Okoro
Science & Health Writer
Dr. Nadia Okoro holds a PhD in molecular biology and writes about medicine, public health and scientific research with an emphasis on evidence.
Credentials: PhD, Molecular Biology
The Science of Baking
Baking is chemistry you can eat. This explainer covers gluten, leavening, the Maillard reaction and the ingredient ratios that turn flour…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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The Truth About Ultra-Processed Food
Ultra-processed foods are increasingly linked to poor health outcomes. Here is what the research shows — and why the picture is more…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Understanding Anxiety: What It Is and How to Manage It
Anxiety disorders affect roughly 1 in 6 UK adults in any given week, and NICE recommends CBT as a first-line treatment. Here is how to tell…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Mental Health in the Workplace: What Employers Are Getting Right and Wrong
The HSE estimates over 16 million working days are lost each year in Britain to work-related stress, depression or anxiety. Here is what…
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The History of the NHS: 75 Years of Free Healthcare
The NHS launched on 5 July 1948 at Park Hospital, Davyhulme, on a budget of £437m. It now spends over £180bn a year. Here is how the…
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Ultra-Processed Foods Explained
What ultra-processed foods actually are, how the NOVA classification defines them, what the evidence does and does not show, and how to…
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Meal Planning on a Budget
A practical guide to eating well for less: how to plan meals around a budget, shop smarter, batch cook, and cut food waste without living…
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Food Safety at Home: The Essentials
A plain-English guide to safe food handling at home: the four Cs, the temperatures that matter, and how to store and reheat food so it does…
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