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  • Anaemia occurs as a result of a lack of iron, not protein. Dairy can actually inhibit the uptake of iron (although having said that, getting sufficient calcium is also important) whereas vitamin C can increase iron absorption.
    in Having a hard time eating enough protein Comment by sophiej24 May 2011
  • Gingerbread Latte... luckily it was one of the Christmas drinks so isn't actually there to tempt me anymore.
    in Favorite Starbucks Order Comment by sophiej24 May 2011
  • My friends have convinced me to attempt one next spring. I haven't promised that I'll be able to run the whole way but I'm going to give it a go and see how far I get. A couple of us are complete newbie runners and are slowly working ourselves up. We've hit the 2 mile mark so far, so feeling relatively positive and haven't…
    in Half Marathon Training Comment by sophiej24 May 2011
  • My family like to accuse me of "fading away" and then get into debates about whether or not I've lost weight... it's like "I'm right here. Shut up already.".
    in Things that people just SHOULDN'T say! Comment by sophiej24 May 2011
  • Hello! I'm 24 (just) and a PhD student in the UK. I've never been skinny in all the time that I can remember. Right now I'm probably the slimmest I've ever been (currently 140lb at 5' 5"). Officially that gives me a healthy BMI, but I know I'll never be healthy until I learn not turn to chocolate to solve all of my…
    in Newbie - PCOS/emotional overeating =) Comment by sophiej24 May 2011
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