Is it time to revitalize your diet? Keeping mealtimes fresh, fun, and healthy can feel like a juggling act, especially when you’re cooking at home day after day. Maybe your go-to grilled chicken and steamed veggies are starting to lose their luster, or perhaps you find yourself circling the same few dishes each week. The […]
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UQ Study Links Poor Teen Diets to Heavy Social Media Use: Poor dietary habits in adolescence – lots of sweets, sugary drinks or skipping breakfast – is directly linked to overusing social media, University of Queensland research has found. Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan from UQ’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences led a team that […]
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Beyond money: the hidden drivers fuelling child food insecurity: New Curtin University research has revealed child food insecurity in developed countries is not solely driven by poverty but is also strongly influenced by factors such as housing instability, parental mental health and social isolation. The study found that in addition to low income, other major […]
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How to know if you’re lactose intolerant? Lactose intolerance is one of the most common digestive conditions, affecting millions of people around the globe. In fact, research estimates that around 68 percent of the whole world’s population experience symptoms. If you tend to have discomfort after consuming dairy products, you may be one of them. What […]
A third of children worldwide forecast to be obese or overweight by 2050: Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases predicted within the next five years, the researchers stress urgent action now could […]
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Daily portion of fruit or veg keeps older people out of hospital: A new study led by Brunel University of London investigated the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and hospitalisation rates in older people as well as their use of primary care services. Led by Dr Asieh Hosseini Tabaghdehi, an economist from Brunel Business […]
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Semaglutide, which acts in the brain to reduce food intake, has fast become one of the most effective pharmaceutical weapons in the global battle against obesity. GLP1-based obesity medicines are the subject of intense public debate as governments seek to harness their public health potential. But semaglutide’s positive impact on weight loss is sometimes offset […]
More than half of the global population consumes inadequate levels of several micronutrients essential to health, including calcium, iron, and vitamins C and E, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). It is the first […]
A healthy diet that adheres to nutrition recommendations is associated with better blood glucose levels and a lower risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. This association was observed also in individuals with a high genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is […]
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BANT 2024 Election Manifesto – A call for change! – Current labelling loop-holes mean consumers are often misled about the true nutritional values and high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) content of the products they are buying. Food labels are intended to inform and make purchasing decisions easier, and yet there is more confusion than ever. […]
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