Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

Losing weight may not always be the healthy thing it’s cracked up to be.
Kate Moss famously said, ‘nothing tastes as good as skinny feels’. Evidence is starting to emerge, however, regarding the potentially damaging effects of extreme dieting on the brain processes, & hence the moods, of those who undertake such weight loss programmes.
At one [...]

A research study in Florida found that rats that were fed junk food developed compulsive eating habits. Does this have implications for humans?
An interesting research study carried out at Scripps Research Institute in Florida has found what its lead researcher – Dr. Paul Kenny – has described as …‘the most thorough & compelling evidence that [...]

Everyone seems to be concerned about it, but the British Government insists there’s no threat to public health.
For some time there has been growing concern among environmentalists with regard to the use of bisphenol A (BPA), the controversial chemical found in an extensive range of consumer goods, including food packaging, the lining of cans, baby [...]

Each year 200,000 people in the UK die from cardiovacular disease. Now a new study by the German Institute of Human Nutrition brings hope that this can be reduced in a surprising & simple way, by regularly eating small amounts of chocolate!
The research involved looking at the health – including diet - of over [...]

A new study may have found the first modifiable risk factor for endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a medical condition which affects around 2 million women – that’s one in ten women  - in the UK. Small pieces of the lining of the womb – the endometrium – are found in other areas of the body. Each month, [...]

A review of previous studies clarifies the current thinking regarding the health benefits of eating polyunsaturated fats.
In the UK heart disease is the most common cause of death. Aloninking reg with smoking & lack of exercise, eating too much saturated fat can be a contributory factor. These fats cause an increase in the level of [...]

 As support mounts for the campaign to ban junk food from nurseries, surely the Government must finally take action.
Many people are unaware that existing standards & regulation that apply to primary & secondary schools do not cover nurseries, where practices which would be unacceptable in schools are widespread. The potential effects for the future development [...]

Mephedrone is the latest in a line of legal recreational drugs to hit the club scene in the UK.
In some countries Mephedrone has been banned. Here it can legally be bought cheaply & easily under the pretext of plant food or fertilizer, or research drugs. A quick google search brings up suppliers who promise to [...]

Will calorie counting on menus actually help us to eat a more healthy diet?
In the latest ploy to try and enforce healthy eating, the Food Standards Agency wants to introduce a voluntary roll out of calorie counting to restaurants and fast food outlets. A pilot scheme was introduced last year after research by the FSA [...]

Government watchdog makes an unexpected u-turn in the fight to help us separate the ‘good’ from the ‘bad’ in our shopping basket.
Four years ago following extensive research, the government’s Food Standards Agency recommended a system of traffic light labels to help people make healthy choices when buying food. The scheme is an attempt to tackle [...]