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High sugar intake during pregnancy could double asthma risk
New research suggests that women who consume a large amount of sugar during pregnancy are making their children twice as likely to develop asthma. The study began in the 1990s and analysed data from nearly 9,000 mother and child pairs, and found a...
Nestlé pledges to reduce sugar in Shreddies and other popular breakfast cereals
Popular breakfast cereals such as Cheerios and Shreddies are set to receive a health boost, after the food and drink giant Nestlé announced its commitment to reducing their sugar content by 2018. Cereal Partners Worldwide – the company which...
Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase breast cancer risk
A new study has revealed that eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy can increase the risk of breast cancer for generations. A study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research found that feeding pregnant mice a diet containing a high level of...
Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of bowel cancer
A new study has found that eating a Mediterranean diet, including more fruits and fish, while cutting down on soft drinks can lower the risk of bowel cancer. Bowel cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the UK, with the majority of...
Junk food advertising banned from children’s media
New advertising legislation is set to be introduced, banning junk food advertising from all ‘children’s media’ as part of the battle against childhood obesity. From 1 July, any ads for foods or drinks with high levels of fat, salt or sugar...
Drinking coffee can fight obesity and diabetes
New research has found that drinking coffee could fight both obesity and type 2 diabetes. The main stimulant in coffee, caffeine, has been shown to help your body burn calories by releasing more oxytocin, a hormone that affects metabolism and...
Foods with a high omega-3 content could improve cancer survival rates
A study by the University of Aberdeen has discovered that consuming more omega-3 fatty acids is linked to higher rates of surviving bowel cancer. The study analysed the levels of enzymes responsible for metabolising omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids...
Early menopause may be prevented by eating more vegetable protein
A new study suggests that a higher intake of vegetable protein is linked to a reduction in the risk of early menopause. The study was led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA and...
High-fat diet may help reduce symptoms of Crohn’s disease
A diet high in fat may help fight against Crohn’s disease by reducing symptoms of the bowel condition, according to new research. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease, but medical professionals are still unsure what causes...
Sleep deprivation linked to weight gain and stress
Regularly getting a good night’s sleep could be just as important as diet and exercise in preventing weight gain, according to a new study. A team of researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden conducted numerous experiments into the subject of...
Extra-virgin olive oil could prevent dementia
New research suggests that extra-virgin olive oil may help prevent dementia. The Mediterranean diet, of which olive oil is a key component, has long been considered to have a wide range of health benefits and it seems as though preventing dementia...
Oily fish may reduce swelling in joints to help combat symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
Eating oily fish twice a week can reduce the amount of swelling in joints, combatting symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new study suggests. A team of researchers analysed data on 176 people in a larger health study, most of which were...
Eating more polyunsaturated fats may help you lose weight
New research has found that a diet containing foods full of polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), including nuts and salmon, may affect the production of hormones related to hunger. A study, published in the journal Nutrition, found that millennials who...
Cereals high in sugar named and shamed by Public Health Liverpool
Health officials in Liverpool have publicly named and shamed the breakfast cereals they believe have the highest sugar content. In an attempt to battle the rising childhood obesity crisis, PHL has launched the health campaign Save Kids from...
Babies more likely to have serious birth defects if mother is obese
New research claims that women who are obese when conceiving are more likely to give birth to a baby with serious birth defects. A team of researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden conducted the study, analysing data on more than 1.2...
Eating chips may double risk of death
New research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that people who consume chips, or any other fried potato product, at least twice each week are two times more likely to die. Researchers began a study which tracked 4440...
A low-carb diet may make you a happier person
Research suggests that eating a breakfast low in carbohydrates could make you a happier and more tolerant person. A study, conducted by the University of Lübeck in Germany, found that people who ate fewer carbohydrates for breakfast were more...
Vegetables made more appealing when given ‘seductive names’
Giving ‘seductive names’ to vegetables increases the amount of vegetables people eat, according to a new study by Stanford University. The team used terms such as “Twisted citrus-glazed carrots”, “Dynamite beets” and “Sizzlin’...