Friendly bacteria, we hear a lot about them in adverts that try to convince us we should drink liquids that are full of them to help improve our gut health. But, as tasty as these drinks are, is this really … Weiterlesen
If you suffer from type 2 diabetes you may well just want to do that. Published in Science Translational Medicine this month, researchers showed that giving people concentrated extracts of broccoli containing that magic ingredient we know and love, sulforaphane, … Weiterlesen
If you have ditched the carbs and moved to a more protein rich diet, you could be more accepting of unfair behaviour than if you were still eating the starch. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of … Weiterlesen
When you think potatoes, would you think unhealthy? For chips and crisps sure, but surprisingly a paper published in the British Medical Journal found that potato prepared in many ways can lead to high blood pressure. The researchers were interested … Weiterlesen
So says a study published ahead of print on the website of the journal Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases. With all the caution surrounding alcohol intake at the moment and especially after the somewhat harsh recommendations from the UK’s chief … Weiterlesen
