Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

Contrary to popular belief, rather than damaging an unborn baby when drinking moderately, new reports reveal that it could actually have a significant positive impact on their behavior and development.
Overindulging in alcohol when pregnant is still advised against as there are strong links with severe effects on the developing foetus. One or two units of [...]

A new report has revealed that Warbutons are putting as much as 20% more salt in their bread than average, leaving consumers at a higher risk of heart disease and other related illnesses from too much salt intake.
Warbutons are the second biggest food brand in Britain - with only Coca-cola ahead of them. In some [...]

Well, we’re all used to that familiar phrase of popping to the pub for a pint (or two or three), but could that become a thing of the past with the new measure of two thirds of a pint - otherwise known as a “twother”? Well if the National Weights and Measures Laboratory get their [...]

A new study has revealed that people conceived during the famine of the second world war still show signs of malnourishment in later life. The research is part of an investigation into how significantly environmental factors affect our genetic make-up and how healthy we become.
In one study, survivors born during the Dutch “Hunger Winter”, which [...]

These little fruits may look like mini aubergines and be a fantastic addition to an otherwise boring salad, but they are also nutrient rich and have been created by scientists to battle cancer and heart disease.
The pigmentation also found in blueberries, blackberries and cranberries is what makes the tomato purple. These pigments are packed full [...]

A popular drug used to tackle obesity and metabolic disorders has been banned after worrying reports of mental and psychiatric side-effects. Doctors have been advised not to prescribe the drug known as rimonabant, which has a brand name of Acomplia. Psychiatric disorders and suicide are just some of the reported problems users have faced when on the medication.
The [...]

It seems our Jamie Oliver is just not satisfied with tackling unhealthy School dinners and improving British chicken welfare - he’s now turning his attention to our portly pink friends - the humble pig.
Oliver’s current cookery show, Ministry of Food, set in Rotherham will, come January tackle the issue of the ethical treatment of the [...]

A leading private health insurer has revealed corrupt doctors and hospitals are costing the private health sector millions of pounds in fraudulent claims.
According to Norwich Union Healthcare, the main offenders are hospital consultants, who are carrying out private work and charging too much for it. This has involved lying over the complexity of the treatment [...]

Leading food writers are advising the British people to take advantage of the recession, be thrifty and get a whole lot more out of mealtimes.
In a time of rising food costs and financial lock down, British families are fed up of expensive, low nutrition convenience foods - and says Joanna Blythman, author of Bad Food [...]

The number of people being diagnosed with diabetes in the UK is sharply rising, as the health service struggles to cope with the strain. For the first time in two hundred years, the life expectancy of a diabetic is expected to fall. A report published today shows that cases have doubled in the last 12 [...]