Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

The link between obesity and preventable illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer is well documented, but is enough being done to combat this?
Health Campaigns targeting unhealthy lifestyles are rife, yet obesity rates continue to rise.  It is estimated that in England, more than 60% of adults and more than 30% of children are [...]

For some time now the virtues of eating 5 portions of fruit & vegetables a day have been extolled for the health benefits that result, but now, according to research carried out in Scotland, eating fruit & vegetables can lead to a change in skin colour which renders us more attractive!
The change in skin colour [...]

In a bid to make cigarette smoking less appealing towards children, MPs are pushing for plain cigarette packaging.

Tuberculosis is back in Britain with the number of people infected at the highest point since 1979.

The local herbal medicine industry is set to soar in growth, according to industry experts.

Superfoods are great for improving personal health. Here are the top 10 superfoods.

The National Institute for clinical excellence – NICE – has recommended major changes round convenience & processed food.
NICE – The UK’s leading health watchdog - has challenged both the government & the food industry to take action to improve the nation’s health through diet, saying that this should no longer just be a matter for [...]

Eating disorder charities are concerned that a marked rise in people obsessed with healthy eating may be indicative of a serious psychological condition.
Sufferers typically have strict rules around eating. Certain foods - such as sugar, salt, caffeine, gluten & dairy - are out, as are foods that contain artificial additives or may have come into [...]

Earlier in the month research suggested that coffee may give some protection against developing Parkinson’s disease. Now scientists have found evidence that drinking coffee may also result in a reduced risk of getting head & neck cancers.
The study, led by Mia Hashibe from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, used studies from the [...]

There was disappointment & outrage on Wednesday as the European Parliament appeared to reject recommendations designed to promote better health among consumers, in favour of the interests of the food industry.
Consumer & health groups were dismayed at the rejection of the proposals which were the result of much research in an attempt to devise a [...]