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June 4th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

A review of existing evidence, published in Network Health Dietitians, has suggested that children whose diet lacks certain nutrients may be more likely to demonstrate hyperactive behaviour. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects...
May 28th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Following a diet high in fibre could result in a decreased risk of developing type 2 diabetes according to new research published in Diabetologia. Approximately 30,000 people were studied, with the scientists finding an 18 per cent reduced risk of...
May 21st, 2015 at 12:00 AM

A fake website which tried to sell 'diet pills' has been exposed as using different women in its 'before' and 'after' images advertising the pills. Kirsty Kennedy, a 30 year old woman from Stirling in Scotland, saw a picture of herself on the scam...
May 18th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Research has indicated that including too much salt in our diet could be causing puberty to be delayed, whilst cutting it out from our diet completely also delays puberty. This is significant because a late puberty onset is considered to be linked...
May 14th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

John Cisna, a science teacher in the USA, consumed McDonald's food for every meal for three months, in a personal experiment with his class to see what effect it would have on his body. He even extended the experiment a further three months due to...
May 7th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Following a Mediterranean diet could help protect against memory loss, according to research which had its findings published in the journal Neurology. The study followed 28,000 people in 40 countries, over an average time period of five years. Each...
April 28th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

PepsiCo has announced it will no longer be using the controversial sweetener aspartame in its Diet Pepsi drinks, although this change will only be enacted in the USA, and not in Europe. It will be replaced by acesulfame potassium (ace-K) and...
April 21st, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Eloise Aimee Parry, a 21 year old university student from Shrewsbury, has died after taking diet pills which she purchased online. They are believed to have contained Dinitrophenol (DNP), a highly-toxic substance which is an industrial chemical. The...
April 16th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

New research has strengthened the claims that a diet low in carbohydrates has health benefits for people with type 2 diabetes. The study looked into how diet affected weight gain, with the researchers looking at how the amount of carbs and protein...
April 9th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Regular consumption of fizzy drinks is adding inches to a person's waistline, studies suggest, with many people consuming low-calorie versions in the assumption that they are not that bad for our health. Over the course of nine years, researchers...
April 7th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Research at Johns Hopkins University, which looked into existing studies, has produced results which indicate which diet plans they believe are effective in causing weight loss, and which diet plans are not. Only a small number of the 4,200 diet...
March 31st, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Research published in Alzheimers and Dementia has suggested that the risk of developing Alzheimer's is significantly reduced by following the MIND diet. Between 2004 and 2013, 923 adults between the ages of 58 and 98 years completed surveys about...
March 27th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Following a stringent diet, and completing four hours of exercise each day, can be just as beneficial as having weight loss surgery, claims an expert in the field. Dr Robert Huizenga, of the University of California, Los Angeles, has a rigorous diet...
March 24th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Incorporating whole grains, cereal fibre and quinoa into your diet could reduce the risk of you developing health problems such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and respiratory conditions, according to experts. Researchers from the Harvard Public...
March 19th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

For people over the age of 40, their risk of a suffering a heart attack was reduced by almost a third by following a healthy diet, according to research carried out by King's College London (KCL). Published in the American Journal of Clinical...
March 16th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

A new study, published in the journal Science, has suggested that eating at specific times in the day could have a beneficial effect on the risk of developing heart disease, which is a common complication for people with diabetes. Conducted at San...
March 12th, 2015 at 12:00 AM

Diet lessons could be supplied on the NHS to patients at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes in an attempt to help educate people into preventing the disease. The number of people with diabetes has doubled in the last 20 years in the country,...
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