Ra 4 Food - Health and Nutritional Tips

New research about dieting and the brain can make it easier to resist that extra helpings at dinner time. Scientists have discovered that an important gene associated with longevity is switched on under a particular diet (calorie control) that not only keeps a brain young, but is also associated with decreased incidences of [...]

Approximately five million tons of edible food worth £6bn is estimated to be thrown away in the UK each year!
The government is hoping to put an end to this by simplifying the dating labels on food. The current system of ‘sell by’ ‘best before’ & ‘display until’ labels as well as the ‘use by’ ones [...]

They are one of the most nutritious foods that money can buy: a natural source of many nutrients including high quality protein, vitamins and minerals. & now they’re available in all sorts of varieties.
In 1953 eggs ceased to be rationed & 4 years later we were being encouraged to consume them with the ‘Go to [...]

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 [...]

The Department of Health is advising people to consume less red meat in a new report.
For some time there have been indications that red meat consumption is linked to cancer. Now it is suggested that no more that 70g a day should be eaten – the equivalent of  3 rashers of bacon or 2 sausages. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]