Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher Associate Professor Asad Khan said frequent consumption of soft drinks and fast food was strongly associated with sleep disturbance in adolescents around the world. “This is the first study to examine […]
Research reports that shift workers are at greater risk of health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and even cancer. With the recent news that shops in England can open for 24 hours once the lockdown is lifted, Salma S. Khan, Harley Street Nutritionist, advises shift workers on how to maintain a healthy diet and […]
Food health star ratings can improve diets, study finds: More evidence has emerged that food labelling can encourage manufacturers to improve product nutrition, but University of Melbourne experts say the star labelling system must be compulsory to make a big difference. A team from the University of Melbourne, the University of Auckland, and the George Institute […]
Obese patients over the age of 60 can lose an equivalent amount of weight as younger people using only lifestyle changes, according to a new study from the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust that demonstrates that age is no barrier to losing weight. The researchers hope that their […]
How safe is your Sage? That’s the question posed by researchers at the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast after finding more than a quarter of samples of the popular herb were adulterated – some by as much as 58%. The team carrying out the research, led by IGFS founder Professor Chris Elliott OBE, previously […]
Birmingham-based Priory expert: Loneliness and isolation is fuelling alcohol addiction in older people:- Leading psychiatrist Dr Syed Omair Ahmed says older people are particularly vulnerable to mental health issues in the pandemic The pandemic is having a major psychological impact, and alcohol can become a ‘coping mechanism’, he says Millions are struggling as a result […]
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A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that individualised and family-based physical activity and dietary counselling considerably slows down the development of insulin resistance, which is a precursor of type 2 diabetes, in 6–9-year-old children. Published in Diabetologia, the study focused on predominantly normal-weight children. Insulin resistance refers to the body’s weakened […]
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Queen’s University Belfast scientists support major food-security investigation in aid to Africa. Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast helped identify the cause of a crisis – and avert a larger catastrophe – in humanitarian aid to Africa run by the World Food Programme (WFP) – winners of the Nobel Peace Prize 2020. Researchers at the university’s […]
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Vitamin C could be the key to better muscles in later life – according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A study published today shows that older people who eat plenty of vitamin C – commonly found in citrus fruits, berries and vegetables – have the best skeletal muscle mass. This is […]
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The number of people throughout the world who suffer from a fish allergy is constantly increasing. The collagen contained in fish is an important allergen for many sufferers but is present in insufficient quantities in most commercially available diagnostic tests based on aqueous extracts of allergen sources. The reason for this could be that collagen […]
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