Posts in Food news

Does fish in Mediterranean diet combat memory loss? – Mediterranean Style Diet News

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Fish News, Food news, Health News, Mediterranean-style diet news | Tags : , , , , , , , , ,

Health News

The health benefits of a Mediterranean-style diet have hit the headlines, with The Daily Telegraph reporting we should, ‘Eat oily fish to prevent memory loss,’ while the Mail Online focuses on how oily fish can keep the memory ‘sharp’. These somewhat overenthusiastic headlines are based on a large study that looked at how eating habits... more

Read more

Increase Potassium to Improve Heart Health

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Food news, Health News, Healthy Eating, Healthy Food, Heart Related News | Tags : , , , , ,

A new study suggests that in addition to cutting the amount of sodium in their diets to improve heart health, Americans should also increase consumption of a key mineral found in many fruits and vegetables: potassium. The study, lead by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, looked... more

Read more

Fish and health – Does eating fish really extend your life?

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Food news, Health News | Tags : , ,

Fish and health – Does eating fish really extend your life? “Eating fish in old age ‘can extend life’,” The Daily Telegraph proclaims, among several mainstream papers covering the story. But before you head out to buy some MSC-certified sustainably sourced mackerel, it’s worth having a look at whether this really is such... more

Read more

Apple juice can pose a health risk — from calories

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Food news, Health News | Tags : , ,

It’s true — apple juice can pose a risk to your health. But not necessarily from the trace amounts of arsenic that people are arguing about. Despite the government’s consideration of new limits on arsenic, nutrition experts say apple juice’s real danger is to waistlines and children’s teeth. Apple juice... more

Read more

Kids and Healthy Food Choices

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Food news, Health News, Healthy Food, Kids News | Tags : , , ,

Every meal should be a happy meal! From early on, kids begin to develop preferences for certain foods and dislikes for others. It is important for parents to understand that their children have different nutritional needs at each age based on their growth and development. The nutritional benefits infants and... more

Read more

Top 10 Nutrition Facts That Everyone Agrees on

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Food news, Health News, Nutritional Myths, Nutrtional News | Tags : , ,

There is a lot of controversy in nutrition and it often seems like people can’t agree on anything. But there are a few exceptions to this. Here are the top 10 nutrition facts that everyone actually agrees on (well, almost everyone…). 1. Added Sugar is a Disaster We all know that added sugar... more

Read more

40,000 deaths a year due to junk food

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Food news, Health News, Unhealthy Eating, Unhealthy Food | Tags : , , , ,

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) says that unhealthy foods have wreaked a “terrible toll of ill health” on the nation and placed a “substantial” strain on the economy. For the first time, the organisation publishes landmark guidance on how to prevent the “huge number of unnecessary deaths” from conditions... more

Read more

Eating Hamburger, Steak Dont Raise Heart-Disease Risk, Study Says

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Food news, Health News, Heart Related News | Tags : , ,

A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that the heart risk long associated with red meat comes mostly from processed varieties such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs and cold cuts—and not from steak, hamburgers and other non-processed cuts. The finding is surprising because both types of... more

Read more

Get more recipes and cooking tips
in your inbox
It's FREE!!!

Subscribe to our mailing list and get interesting recipes and cooking tips to your email inbox.