Last week, a major study came out apparently calling into question current advice about carbohydrate and fat recommendations. The Internet and media organisations went into meltdown with claims that too many carbohydrates could be sending you to an early grave. Scrolling past the headlines (and actually reading the paper) gave a healthy dose of boring because […]
‘Autism diets’ lack clear evidence of benefit
Parents of children with autism often try diet changes or supplements to help improve the condition. A new review concludes that there is little solid evidence that any work. In children with autism, a variety of gastrointestinal problems and associated symptoms have been often reported which has led to the popularising of a variety of […]
Diet clues to surviving cancer
Eating well is an important part of reducing a person’s risk of cancer. When it comes to dietary choices for people who have survived cancer, key themes surface showing that a healthy diet is just as important. Thanks though to earlier detection and improved treatments, more and more people are surviving a cancer diagnosis and […]
Why do we regain weight?
It’s a simple question which has stumped obesity researchers for decades: why do most people who diet to lose weight, regain it? A drop in metabolism gets the most blame, but the hidden culprit could simply be an increase in appetite. Losing weight is easy; keeping the weight off is the hard part. No need to […]
Eating your way to longer telomeres
Telomeres are the protective cap at the end of DNA which protects our chromosomes. The length of telomeres shortens with age which raises the intriguing possibility that telomere length forms a key part of the ageing process. Now scientists are looking into how much diet can influence telomere length. Telomeres are one of today’s hottest […]
Could your greengrocer hold the secret to happiness?
Eating fruits and vegetables are good for your health in so many different ways. Now in the first major scientific study of its kind, eating more of these powerhouse foods has been linked to substantial increases in people’s happiness levels. Fruits and vegetables have an abundance of health benefits. But it’s not from lack of […]
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