In honour of World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2023, the World Avocado Organization is putting the limelight on a powerful ally for those looking to reduce their risk of disease – the avocado. In a world inundated with processed foods laden with excessive sugars, salts, and artificial additives, rates of diabetes across the world […]
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On World Menopause Day 2023 we investigate the impact of hair loss: Leading trichologist, Eva Proudman FIT IAT shares her expert advice about how to stay on top of concerns about menopause related hair loss. Eva says; “I really do believe that World Menopause Day is an opportunity to shine a light on the wide […]
Heat can cause rapid food insecurity in days: Households hit by very hot weather can struggle to maintain food supplies in a matter of days rather than months, according to a study from Oxford researcher Carolin Kroeger, who reveals for the first time that food security can be rapidly impacted by heat. The specialist in […]
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Bite sized food hacks for students flying the nest: Providing well balanced, nutritious food is the cornerstone of parenting and something that will have become an absolute ritual in most family homes. As children hit the teenage years, making your offspring a favourite breakfast or dinner can be an easy way to communicate our love. […]
Unhealthy diets are a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club (OIRC), coordinated by the British Nutrition Foundation, aims to bring together leaders in the field to find innovative, real-life solutions to tackle the major diet and health-related challenges we face. The UK is a global […]
New research from the University of Aberdeen has, for the first time, found evidence that the brain controls vitamin balance in the body. Previously thought to be the duty of other organs in the body including the liver and kidneys, this is the first-time that scientists have identified a role for the brain in vitamin […]
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Most of the food in the world is grown using pesticides. Cultivating plants on a mass scale without chemicals is a big risk for farmers. Plants can get disease at any time or be infected by parasites or natural pests. Pesticides feed the planet, but at the same time they harm people’s health. With the […]
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Having a food allergy as a baby is linked to asthma and reduced lung function later in childhood, according to a world first study. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and published in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, found that early life food allergy was associated with an increased risk of both asthma […]
Cheese’s next wave: researchers explore potential of marine rennet substitute: Ben Knight of the UNSW Sydney explains more here: For many, cheese isn’t merely a food or a tasty snack but one of life’s greatest indulgences. They’ll also be the first to tell you that if you don’t like cheese, chances are, you just haven’t […]
The good advice that could lift people out of poverty: Providing access to housing, debt, and benefit advice within food banks could help lift people out of poverty – according to a University of East Anglia study. Researchers worked with Norwich Foodbank centres, part of the Trussell Trust, on a pilot project that saw representatives […]
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