Health in the media
Researchers, from University College London, reviewed the dietary habits of 32,908 people in France, Australia, Spain, UK and the US and found similar patterns around the world. They looked at 41 studies published over the last eight years.
They found that compared with typical Western...
Out of 665 samples from England, Wales and Northern Ireland collected by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), 145 contained unspecified meat. The samples came from 487 businesses, including restaurants and supermarkets.
The FSA revealed that 73 of the contaminated samples came from retailers...
Here we go again – the headlines are full of it today:
Low carb diets that swap bread, pasta and potatoes for meat, fish, eggs and cheese are a well-known method that some people use to try and lose weight. Popular versions include the Atkins plan and the Paleo ...
The Meat Advisory Panel (MAP), a group of doctors, surgeons and nutritionists, will be central to the campaign. These ‘experts’ reject the well-known and established links between meat...
Products that are being recalled include frozen sweetcorn, peas, beans and spinach and UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Aldi, Waitrose and Iceland are all affected. The full list can be seen...
New research from the European Heart Journal says that high blood pressure in middle age increases the risk of dementia later in life.
They found that a reading of 130 or...
The recent boom in veganism has seen a whole host of new vegan businesses launch, offering vegans a huge range of options in terms...
Writing in the journal Nature Reviews Cancer, Professor Mel Greaves of the Institute of Cancer Research said a combination of a genetic mutation while babies are still in the womb, followed by an infection with an unknown bacteria...
The study found that those who ate up to one egg a day had a lower risk of stroke, heart disease and death from cardiovascular disease than those who never, or hardly ever, ate eggs. Compared with those who never or rarely consumed eggs, daily consumers were more likely to have a higher level of...