Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

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 [...]

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 [...]

Despite all the publicity about the serious health risks of tanning, some people just keep going back for more.
Repeated exposure to ultra violet light increases the risk of developing skin cancer, & research has shown that using sunbeds, particularly before the age of thirty five, increases the risk of both melanoma – the most serious [...]

An estimated six hundred women die each year in England from breast cancer caused by their excessive alcohol consumption. A new study suggests that drinking heavily from an early age can increase that risk.
The research – carried out in America – analysed the alcohol consumption of 7000 girls, aged between nine & fifteen when the [...]

The carbohydrates are the starches and sugars which are the main providers of energy for keeping the body working and coping with the activities we undertake. Western man has about half his diet in the form of carbohydrate but in the east it constitutes up to 90% usually taken as grains.
The refining of carbohydrates [...]

 
With everyone talking about getting your five-a-day, we wondered just how easy that is in today’s economic climate. With fuel prices soaring along with the cost of living, ensuring we get our recommended daily amount of fruit can be that last thing on our mind. You should try to persevere though, so here’s what we [...]

Shopping for food these days can be a difficult task. With all the items positioned in the shop to look like you need to have them, facing the tantrum of your toddler when you say they can’t have a sweetie and repressing the urge to do a student shop and bung in a Pot Noodle, [...]

According to new research by the government, three out of four people do not know how much alcohol it is safe to drink.
Although 82 percent of people think they know what a unit of alcohol is, the poll from YouGov found that 77 percent of those surveyed do not realise how many units are I [...]

For years we’ve been hearing that a glass of wine a day will keep you healthy, but is it true, and does it apply to any type of wine?
 Research has found that red wine in particular can lower the risk of heart disease, provide protection against stroke, pancreatic cancer and helps fight e.coli, salmonella and [...]

While we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief that our doctors have voted in favour of abandoning strike action across the UK, many are asking how we have actually arrived at the situation. The NHS has had millions of pounds to spend but we seem to be getting a worse service now [...]