Posts in Health News
Many ‘healthy snacks’ are high in calories
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
Read moreMiracle foods: a special report
“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
Read moreThe Eight Most Popular Diets – Diet 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
Read moreStudy Finds That Drinking Water Has Little Or No Effect On Resting Energy Expenditure
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
Read moreBeetroot's effect on blood pressure is uncertain
“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
Read moreSugary soft drinks linked to raised risk of diabetes – Beverage News
‘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
Read moreGiving salty food to babies may create a lifelong preference
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
Read moreDoes fish in Mediterranean diet combat memory loss? – Mediterranean Style Diet 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
Recent Recipes
-
Healthy Egg with Banana Snack...
Healthy Egg with Banana Snack Recipe Malayalam Egg and banana...
-
Egg yippee masala recipe Malayalam
Egg yippee masala recipe Malayalam Maggi yippee Masala is an...
-
Egg snack Recipe Malayalam
Egg snack Recipe Malayalam We prepare many types of desserts...
MISC Recipes
- Recent
- Popular
- Random
