We tend to think of soup as a healthy, comforting food, but the high levels of hidden salt it contains present a very real risk to our health.
High levels of salt are linked to high blood pressure, and increase the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. There is growing evidence that it is [...]
You may think that the meat that went into the pie you bought labelled ‘ Produced in the UK’ came from Britain, but you could well be wrong! Now that’s all about to change.
Many of us keen to support British farmers, and concerned about animal welfare, opt to buy British products when doing our shopping. [...]
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New research suggests that while sufferers of diabetes may use a high protein diet as a means of controlling the condition, dolphins, conversely, seem to have developed a diabetes like state in order to support their high protein diet.
About 2 million people in the uk have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It can lead [...]
That tantalizing smell while you’re frying your food just might give you cancer along with an appetite!
The fumes that result from frying food at high temperatures are known to cause changes in DNA and may be carcinogenic. Professional chefs are particularly at risk. Lung cancer rates in China, for example are high among chefs, and [...]
CAN A COMPUTERISED PLATE REALLY HELP TACKLE CONCERNS OVER RISING OBESITY RATES IN CHILDREN?
We know from previous research that people who are overweight tend to eat much more quickly which, in turn, can mean that they eat a lot more food than is necessary before feeling full.
Now, based on this premise, a new study, recently [...]
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