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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Northumbria University academics have contributed to a new report, published by the Centre For Young Lives, which calls for more support for schools to fix the broken school food system and boost children’s physical activity in order to tackle issues such as childhood obesity and food insecurity. The report, produced in collaboration with the N8 […]
Applying COVID Lessons to Enhance Digital Access for the Disabled: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many innovations in how we interact digitally — and a Curtin University research project has won significant funding to ensure people living with disability can also benefit from what’s been learned. The Australian Research Council has awarded Professor Katie Ellis […]
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5 Health Essentials to survive Christmas – Christmas and New Year are busy times of year. The festive season sees a dramatic increase in the number accidents and illnesses, with more people rushing around and families pooling their germs! However, it is also a time when your GP and local chemist are likely to be […]
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3 vital electrolytes and what they do in the body: If you’re physically active, go to the gym, or are even remotely interested in the world of fitness, you most likely have heard about electrolytes and their importance when it comes to performance. But do you know what electrolytes are and why they are such […]
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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 year health-kick losing momentum? Psychologists from the University of Aberdeen have identified a key factor that can make healthy food more appealing and may help curb cravings for calorific snacks. The study published in the journal ‘Food Quality and Preference’ looked at how ‘readiness-to-eat’ influenced food cravings. The results showed that instantly edible food […]
Health essentials everyone needs to survive Christmas: Christmas can be an exciting and magical time of year; however, the festive season also sees a dramatic increase in the number accidents and illnesses, which can be problematic when your GP and local chemist are likely to be closed. Emma Hammett of https://onlinefirstaid.com/ explains: Here are some […]
WHO: Gender pay gap in healthcare report: Women in the health and care sector earn 24 percent less than men. The most comprehensive global analysis of gender pay inequalities in the health and care sector finds that women face a larger gender pay gap than other economic sectors. Women in the health and care sector […]
New research shows humans possess surprising nutritional intelligence according to new pioneering study into food choices led by the University of Bristol. Pioneering research has shed new light on what drives people’s basic food preferences, indicating our choices may be smarter than previously thought and influenced by the specific nutrients, as opposed to just calories, […]
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