By Helena Berry @HelenaSBerry ‘An insatiable pouch is a pernicious sink, and the fountain of all diseases, both of body and mind’ - Robert Burton1 The year 2020 has put bodyweight under increased scrutiny. Access to the supermarket became uncertain for many with the arrival of the lockdown, coinciding with the launch of the government’s …
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