Avoiding peanuts during pregnancy is a common precaution that many expecting mothers take even though current public health recommendations show there is no need for this. New research just published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology not only endorses the safety of eating nuts during pregnancy, but links peanut exposure to less allergies in kids.Food … [Read more...] about Green light for nuts during pregnancy
Hot chocolate: a tasty brain booster
A new study, published in the high profile journal Hypertension, has given a tantalising hint into how cocoa, found in drinks like hot chocolate, may protect against cognitive decline.As we age, the body does not perform as well as it did in our youth. Declining brain function, which is termed cognitive impairment, is probably the most concerning health problem facing an … [Read more...] about Hot chocolate: a tasty brain booster
Nutrition guidelines for cancer survivors
There is a lot we know about the best food and lifestyle choices to help someone lower the risk of developing cancer. But what about once a person has cancer? New nutrition and physical activity guidelines give the best advice for what a cancer survivor should aim for.Thanks to earlier detection and much better treatment options, cancer today is certainly not a death … [Read more...] about Nutrition guidelines for cancer survivors
Diet vs exercise: what’s more important for weight loss?
Searching for the best way to lose weight? Should the emphasis be on diet, or can the solution be found in the gym? Well, the answer lies somewhere in between.In the red corner of the weight-loss title fight, sits the dieting contender. On the surface, dieting would appear to have the edge, because no matter what a person’s genetic makeup and metabolism, anyone who stops … [Read more...] about Diet vs exercise: what’s more important for weight loss?
Can diet treat ADHD?
Following on from my last post dispelling the link between sugar and hyperactivity, today I'll look at the evidence for diet in controlling attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) courtesy of a recently published review paper on this area in the journal Pediatrics.ADHD is a condition characterised by excessively inattentive, hyperactive (unusually active or … [Read more...] about Can diet treat ADHD?
Hyperactive kids? Don’t blame sugar
The connection between sugar and hyperactivity is one of the most popular food-behaviour myths going around, yet it is one that has been well and truly busted by science. Where there’s sugar, there must be hyperactive kids – or so says conventional wisdom. Science says otherwise.Any parent would tell you that seeing children fuelling up on sugar-laden cake, lollies and soft … [Read more...] about Hyperactive kids? Don’t blame sugar