Australian research has found that focusing on your whole diet rather than obsessing on individual nutrients pays off in terms of obesity and blood pressure. The study scored the diets of 5,000 men and women.
Diet and Weightloss
Can a probiotic supplement help with weight loss?
A review of clinical trials that use probiotics as part of a weight loss program points to them having a small, but significant benefit on weight loss.
Why does weight go back on?
Research into a drug for type 2 diabetes may inadvertently help to explain that weight regain for people that diet to lose weight is not a simple matter of poor self-control.
Is there a link between dairy food and chronic kidney disease?
Researchers studied a group of older adults to assess whether consumption of dairy products and total calcium intake reduced the incidence of Chronic kidney disease (CDK) over a 10 year period. This is what they found.
Salmonella poisoning
Salmonella poisoning is food poisoning caused by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. It usually causes sudden fever, diarrhoea and abdominal pain.
Do fruit and vegetables make you happy?
Eating more fruits and vegetables has been linked to substantial increases in people’s level of happiness and now we have the research to to back up this claim.
Dark chocolate exercise benefits uncovered
New research has provided insights into how the active compounds in dark chocolate can regulate the mitochondrial powerhouse factories in muscle needed for endurance exercise.
Does duration of obesity up cancer risk in women?
The association between body fatness and cancer was investigated to see if the duration of being overweight ups cancer risk in women, these are the results.
Is the business diet bad for the heart?
Researchers have looked at the typical dietary patterns that are adopted in the corporate world and found that this style of eating may increase risk of heart disease.
The benefits of home cooked meals
The convenience of eating at a restaurant, picking up fast food or having pre-prepared meals delivered to your doorstep is tempting however is it bad for your health?
