Fit Fit City bloghttps://fitfitcity.com/blog/Fitness, nutrition and health news and research summarised in plain English, with links to every source.en-gbSun, 18 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Ultra-processed food and body fat: what a study of 8,783 adults foundhttps://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/ultra-processed-food-body-fat-study/https://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/ultra-processed-food-body-fat-study/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000NutritionA Canadian study linked eating more ultra-processed food with more body fat in middle age. Here’s what it found, what it can’t prove and what it means for your plate. Let’s Move: why ten minutes of moving together countshttps://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/lets-move-ten-minutes-family-activity/https://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/lets-move-ten-minutes-family-activity/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000WellbeingA new government campaign urges families to try something new together, starting with ten minutes. What the survey behind it found, and easy ways to start. Eccentric training: why the lowering phase matters for strength as you agehttps://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/eccentric-training-lowering-phase-strength-older-adults/https://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/eccentric-training-lowering-phase-strength-older-adults/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000TrainingTwo new studies suggest slow, controlled lowering work can build leg strength and everyday function in older adults. Here’s what they found and what they don’t show. Diet and exercise put half of younger adults with type 2 diabetes into remissionhttps://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/early-onset-type-2-diabetes-remission-trial/https://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/early-onset-type-2-diabetes-remission-trial/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000Research and newsA UK–Canadian trial combined a supervised low-calorie diet with strength and cardio training. Here’s what it found, and what it doesn’t tell us. Do you need protein powder? What dietitians told the BBChttps://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/do-you-need-protein-powder/https://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/do-you-need-protein-powder/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000NutritionA BBC health reporter asked experts whether her 12-year-old needs protein powder. Their answer applies to plenty of adults too. What 72 trials say about cardio and the health of your blood vesselshttps://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/cardio-and-blood-vessel-health-review/https://fitfitcity.com/blog/2026/10/cardio-and-blood-vessel-health-review/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000TrainingA new review pooled 72 randomised trials of aerobic exercise and blood vessel function. We explain what was measured, what changed and the caveats.