‘In his new book, The Red Bodyguard, pharmacist Ron Levin has, for the first time, collated decades of research confirming the powerful health-giving credentials of this everyday fruit.’ The Daily Telegraph. Everyone knows that we should eat five portions of fruit and veg every day.
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Sugary beverages may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, reports a study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Mice consuming sugar water in addition to their regular diet gained 17 percent more weight, developed insulin resistance, and had twice as many amyloid plaque deposits (brain lesions that worsen Alzheimer’s symptoms).
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Everyone knows there’s no magical health food. But if you could find a food that could regulate blood sugar, help prevent heart disease and cancer, plus be dieter’s dream, wouldn’t you give it a try? Chances are, you already have - the forgotten can of beans in the back of your pantry is quite the […]
A team of leading International Scientists from top Academic Centres and Food & Biotechnology Multinational Companies, providing a critical mass of experts in the “Effect of Diet on the Mental Performance of Children” are meeting in Granada to kick start the Nutrimenthe project and participate in the Early Nutrition Programming International Symposium (22/23 April 2008).
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As food aid is mobilized in response to the global food price crisis, the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that sending adult food to feed young children will not save them from the risk of malnutrition. Today MSF urged donors to ensure […]
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Despite intriguing findings that omega 3 fatty acid supplements could alleviate depression symptoms, there is still not enough evidence to say whether omega 3s are useful treatments for people with bipolar disorder, according to a review of recent studies.
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Foods Matter magazine launches first ever ‘free-from’ (gluten, wheat, dairy, egg, nut) food awards to celebrate the 300% growth in the free-from food market.
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After three years of work, the EU funded research programme HELENA has revealed its initial results. It concludes that amongst European adolescents, approximately 27% of males and 20% of females are either overweight or obese. It also reveals for the first time at European level, food intake and physical activity patterns for adolescents.
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