Kids who were allowed to self serve their food gave themselves bigger portions when given an “adult plate” compared to a “child plate” that was 50% smaller.
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Back in 2011 we reported on a new type of broccoli containing 2-3 times the amount of the phytonutrient glucoraphanin compared to other varieties.
With the Easter weekend at an end and a collection of small chocolate eggs sitting on my desk, I find myself reading again through the articles I had read over the last decade about the impending chocolate shortage. Could it really be that the days of cheap chocolate are coming…
Another story from the AHA conference for you. We already reported that 75% of people worldwide consume too much sodium. Now it seems that nearly 75% of commercially pre-packed meals and savoury snacks intended for 1-3 year olds are high in sodium.
An excess of salt in the diet contributed to the deaths of 2.3 million people worldwide in 2010. Despite this, 75% of people consume nearly twice the recommended levels.
Those genetic engineers have been at it again and produced a tomato that expresses a peptide (6F) that mimics good cholesterol.
The opinion is in and recommendations have been made. Here are the basics: There are assays available (or in the pipeline) for chemicals that interfere with pathways for oestrogen, androgen, thyroid, or steroidogenesis in fish and mammals, but these are seriously lacking for birds and amphibians. This should be addressed….
Apparently the aroma molecules from olive oil can satisfy hunger, that is according to scientists from the Technische Universität München and the University of Vienna.
How important is it to eat breakfast? We’ve heard the saying “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” or perhaps the advice “skip breakfast and you’re more likely to put on weight because you will snack before lunch”. But how much is myth and how much is backed…
London of the 18th and 19th centuries was a very different place from today. Most food fraud cases in the UK today involve bulking out a product with a cheaper one such as the horse meat scandal, or the great basmati rice scam.