Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

The popularity of seaweed – a staple part of the diet in Japan & China with more than 170,000 tons of it being consumed each year - is on the up.
Seven out of the worlds ten top restaurants feature seaweed on the menu, including the Danish eatery Noma - 2nd year in a row [...]

With the constant promotion of healthy eating & the importance of healthy eating, more & more consumers are opting for healthier drinks instead of the traditional canned fizz but is this really the healthier choice?
Over the last 2 decades there has been a significant change in our preferences in the drinks market. For example between [...]

It sounds unlikely, but a recently launched range of cupcakes are proving to be both healthy & irresistibly scrumptious!
The cup cakes are the first of a range of foods being developed by the Paris based company Petit Pois which they describe as ‘food that is delicious, healthy, and full of fun’.
The cup cakes contain no [...]

Eating cheese may not be the best thing for your waistline but the good news is that it can help us have healthy teeth!
It appears that there is an extensive body of research to substantiate
the claim that eating cheese can contribute towards dental health by acting to prevent or delay tooth decay.
Cheese contains alkali [...]

According to a Swiss study, breakfast cereals and other foods sold in recycled boxes could be contaminated by oils from printers’ ink.
Manufacturers confirm that they are considering altering their packaging following the revelation regarding health concerns, though the UK Food Standards Agency – the FSA – food safety watchdog for the industry - continues to [...]

Cherry Juice is one of the latest in a long line of super foods. What is it that makes it so special?
The first somewhat spectacular claim being made for it is that drinking a glass of cherry juice is equivalent to consuming 23 portions of fruit & vegetables! So in theory, drinking a glass of [...]

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 [...]

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.