. He is now the senior partner in a general practice and is medical columnist for the Sunday Times and the website NetDoctor. He has a keen interest in sports medicine and has run several marathons. He believes in the restorative powers of a glass

the US Department of Agriculture appropriated it for a report on nutrition. Specifically, a calorie was defined as the unit of heat required to raise 1g of water 1 degree Celsius.To apply this concept to foods such as sandwiches, scientists would set food

with passengers who refuse to 'catch it, bin it, kill it', meant that the only run I've managed to squeeze in was a short 3-miler on the weekend.I get ill with the flu quite a lot. You might put that down to inadequate hand-washing or lack of proper nutrition. I

't there or the legs aren't feeling good. Then you either just take a rest day and hit it harder the next day, or try and soldier on.What's your nutrition strategy for races?  Weight is important, so I'm always trying to eat enough, but not too much. I can't put