Tag: nutrition
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Research by the British Nutrition Foundation has found that 29% of primary school children believe that cheese comes from plants (29 per cent) of primary school children think that cheese comes from plants, one in ten secondary school children believe that tomatoes grow under the ground, and nearly one in five (18 per cent) primary…
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The world’s oldest person, Jiroemon Kimura, passed away last week at the age of 116. The Guardian looks at how diet in Japan contributes to longevity. Aside from rice and green tea, the octogenarians share other perennials in their diets: miso soup, drunk regularly but in small quantities due to its high salt content, and…
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Macrobiotics for All Seasons book extract Read an extract from Macrobiotics for All Seasons, which provides recipes that make eating a diet in tune with the seasons of the year rewarding for your health, as well as the environment. This approach to a healthy and sustainable diet reflects ancient folk wisdom from the Far East…
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a way to produce chocolate, using agar, that reduces its fat by half. A report at an American Chemical Society meeting described a method using the popular gelling agent agar to make tiny “sponges” that displace fat. University of Warwick researchers said water, fruit juice or even…
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A recent study from the University of South Carolina and the University of North Carolina, reports that Tweeting may aid weight loss. The researchers point out that actively using Twitter was associated with greater weight loss, and that participants mainly used Twitter to provide “informational support”, largely in the form of status updates. They argue…
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The Daily Mail reports on how families use coconut oil to ease Alzheimer’s. Professor Clarke, an expert on the way the body makes and uses energy, believes coconut oil and similar compounds might help by boosting the brain’s energy supply. Most of the time our brains rely on glucose from carbohydrates, but if that isn’t…
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A new study by researchers from The Ohio State University, the University of California, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, USA, and Karl-Franzens University, Austria, has reported that a high-fat diet and/or lack of oestrogen increases the formation of visceral fat. There seems to be a switch in females, through Aldh1, between the breakdown and storage of…
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The Sri Lankan government has drawn up a healthy menu for monks, as reported by BBC News Asia. This new healthy menu follows a reported increase in diet-related diseases due to the high cholesterol content of offerings from Buddhist devotees. Traditionally monks do not cook and depend on donations given by devotees. The BBC’s Charles…
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‘The Great Christmas Stuffing!’ from the British Dietetic Association (BDA) The average person in the UK will consume around 6,000 calories (kcals) on Christmas day alone (versus the guideline daily amount of 2,000 kcals for women and 2,500 kcals for men)! In addition to this, over the festive period, which seems to kick off earlier…
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Healthy magazine looks at what elements of lifestyle play a significant role in premature ageing. From nutrition to air con, find out how to roll back the years. More info Image: iStockphoto
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The British Dietetic Association (BDA) has announced the results of its annual top 5 worst celebrity diets to avoid in the New Year. January signals a UK-wide dieting frenzy. People up and down the country will be scouring the internet, book shops and magazines searching for the magical quick fix, or even a long-term solution…
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Following recent reports in the media, the NHS looks at claims that green tea can lower the risk of bowel cancer. Articles on this subject follow a study where almost 70,000 Chinese women were monitored over an 11-year period, collecting data on lifestyle and cancer outcomes. Full article Image: iStockphoto
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