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Many ‘healthy snacks’ are high in calories

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

It is the time of year when research about diet and exercise makes a big splash in the headlines, but today the Daily Mail warned that dieters should steer clear of seemingly healthy dips and spreads that are actually high in calories. The newspaper highlighted warnings that hummus, which is widely thought... more

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Miracle foods: a special report

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

“Curry could save your life.” “Beetroot can fight dementia.” “Asthma risk linked to burgers.” Every day there’s a new crop of seemingly life-changing headlines about how the food we eat affects our health. Food stories are one of the most common topics that Behind the Headlines covers, accounting for about one... more

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The Eight Most Popular Diets – Diet News

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Diet And Disease, Diet News, Food and Nutrition News, Food news, Health News, Healthy Food | Tags : , , , ,

Nutrition News

The word diet comes from Old French dieteand Medieval Latin dieta meaning “a daily food allowance”. The Latin word diaeta and Greek word diaita mean “a way of life, a regimen”. According to Medilexicon`s medical dictionary, a diet means “1. Food and drink in general. 2. A prescribed course of eating and drinking in which the amount and kind of food,... more

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Study Finds That Drinking Water Has Little Or No Effect On Resting Energy Expenditure

By: Christina Thomas | 0 Comments | | Category: Beverage News, Drinking Water News, Health News | Tags : , , , ,

Nutrition News

A study presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Liverpool has found that drinking distilled water has virtually no effect on resting energy expenditure, while mineral water has only a very small effect. The research is by Nathalie Charrière and Professor Abdul Dulloo at the University of Fribourg,... more

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Beetroot's effect on blood pressure is uncertain

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

“Beetroot “can lower blood pressure”,” BBC News confidently reports. But the truth about whether beetroot can really lower your blood pressure is a little more unclear than the headlines suggest. The news comes from a study looking at the effect of nitrates on blood pressure in rats and a very small... more

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Sugary soft drinks linked to raised risk of diabetes – Beverage News

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

‘One soft drink a day increases Type 2 diabetes risk by a fifth,’ The Independent warns, reporting on a European study that has examined the relationship between type 2 diabetes and sugary drinks. The study – one of the largest of its kind – found strong links between sugary drink consumption and an increase in a person’s... more

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Giving salty food to babies may create a lifelong preference

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

Feeding young babies solid foods such as crackers, cereals and bread, which tend to be high in salt, may set them up for a lifelong preference for salt, researchers reported Tuesday. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests that efforts to reduce salt intake among Americans... more

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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

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