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August 10th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to a new assessment of UK food security, Britain could face a universal vegetarian diet should a world foot shortage arise. Although the UK is 73% self-sufficient, the food chain is vulnerable. For instance, population, climate change,...
August 7th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Dr Derek Peters is seeking a number of local families with children to assist in his research study by the Institute of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Worcester. His PhD study investigates the exercise and dietary habits of...
August 5th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

The NHS is providing weight loss operations. Prospective patients are going to be evaluated prior to being being offered surgery. The NHS in Cornwall is providing keyhole weight loss surgery for the first time. The service is going to enable...
August 4th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Recent research highlights that 7 out of 10 American children have low levels of vitamin D, placing them at greater risk of high blood pressure, bone disease, as well as other risk factors for heart disease . Dr Michal L. Melamed, assistant...
August 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to recent diet news, those children that eat a diet rich in calcium are less likely to die from strokes during adulthood. Researchers claim that calcium rich diets can lower the risk of dying from stroke by as much as 60%. A team of...
July 31st, 2009 at 12:00 AM

A woman from South Shields has woman died after existing on a diet of soup and water, an inquest has recently heard. Helen Anderson, 26, weighed 9st 2lb when she found dead by her mother at her home in Shelley Avenue, Cleadon Park, South Shields, in...
July 29th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Milk is a great source of calcium . Children who consume a great deal of dairy foods such as milk and cheese can expect to live longer, a study suggests. 65 years later, researchers in Bristol and Queensland traced 4,374 UK children from a study in...
July 24th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

A dietary intake of a lot of polyunsaturated fat, whilst healthy for the heart, can trigger inflammatory bowel disease, so say researchers. Experts consider that a high intake of linoleic acid, found in foods like "healthy" margarines, are...
July 23rd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to a report into fat-busting drug alli, high street chemists have been selling the diet pill to women who do not need to lose weight . Which? the consumer magazine revealed that half of independent pharmacies would actually approve the...
July 20th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

According to new diet research, restricted calories really could be the key to the ageing process and the risk of disease. The benefits of restricting calories are well known amongst animals, including monkeys. The researchers carried out studies...
July 17th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Naringenin is a flavonoid found in citrus fruit including grapefruit . It has a beneficial effect on the liver whereby it burns fat as opposed to storing it after a meal This means that we do not necessarily have to alter diets or leave out certain...
July 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Adhering to a vegetarian diet nearly halves the risk of getting cancer, recent research suggests. The study involved 61,000 people aged 20-89; it found that those who did not consume meat reduced their possibility of getting the disease by 12%....
July 1st, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Rheumatoid arthritis patients could reduce the likelihood of their getting heart attacks and strokes with a vegan, gluten-free diet, so a research study suggests. Strokes and heart attacks are some of the key causes of death for arthritis...
June 26th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

It is great being out in this hot weather. However, the summer sun can leave your skin looking and feeling worn out and dry. Make sure you have your sunscreens on to protect your skin. Ensure that a healthy, nutritious diet also helps your skin....
June 25th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Would you like to live for a long time? If so, when you are making dinner tonight, pile on the vegetables, have some pasta with an olive oil dressing and leave out the the meat. A further research study has linked the Mediterranean diet to...
June 24th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Meal replacement shakes were popular during the 80s and 90s with SlimFast leading the way. New diet schemes using shakes and soups are back this summer as more women take up new Lighter Life and Exante Diet schemes. These schemes are taking over...
June 19th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Tricking our body and mind into feeling full may be the way to tackle obesity rates. The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) states that manipulating the energy density in your diet can assist you in maintaining a healthy weight . Energy density is...
June 17th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Food chemists have demonstrated that making a pizza crust with whole wheat flour and cooking it for an increased period of time ensures release of more antioxidants . The chronic disease-fighting compounds went up by 82% when baked at a higher...
June 16th, 2009 at 12:00 AM

Unfortunately for many dieters, diet pills are not a magic potion that allows people to lose weight simply by taking medicine. Despite claims made by diet pill companies, diet pills are not a simple answer to lifestyle goals, and some could even...
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