Columns by Ralph

Influence of physical and social obesogenic environment on eating behaviour
As a nutrition coach, you run into a sometimes almost unsolvable problem when guiding clients to a healthier diet,

Stop eating fads! Good nutrition advice from the Nutrition Centre
Last week, I heard spots on the radio of a new campaign by the Nutrition Centre on 'stop eating drivel'. I was perplexed!

One form of hair loss is telogen effluvium
As a health coach specialising in hormones and lifestyle, I have often dealt with the issue of hair loss.


Protein-enriched products: useful or a scam?
Several times in the past week I was alerted to an item on a broadcast of EVA (Jinek) about protein-enriched

Holism versus reductionism
In my studies at Wageningen University, I learned how to do scientific research and how to conduct scientific


When are you a good lifestyle coach?
This is a question I have asked myself very often over the past decades as a nutrition coach, but also as a teacher

Vegetable oils versus saturated fat
Late last week, I read a piece by Pointer Checkt about vegetable oils. There are many influencers worldwide who claim