With pasteurised milk and refrigeration a normal part of our day to day lives we probably haven’t considered what you do without it.
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We’ve all heard about the Mediterranean diet, whether in the press or from the advertising campaigns of margarine spreads loaded with olive oil. But what would be the effect on our cognitive abilities of combining the basic diet (fish, fermented milk products (yogurt and cheese), fresh fruit/vegetables and lows levels…
Definitely one for those meat loving non fish eaters out there. Chinese scientists have developed cows that produce omega 3 fatty acids, so you could get your weekly recommended amount from beef instead of fish (well, if GM food is allowed in your region).
We’ve all heard the advice, we all eat too much salt (sodium chloride) and this can give us high blood pressure and lead to heart disease. But what about potassium chloride? Usually used to dilute sodium chloride in “low salt” salt.
Slightly reminiscent of a blog from this time last year (Spread the protein to synthesize the muscle), this time the news is that spreading your daily protein intake equally across your 3 meals can help weight loss.
Another week another publication on type II diabetes. This time comes the probably-not-so-surprising news that people who consume less drinks containing sugar have less chance of developing type II diabetes.
Yes, that is not a typo. Researchers have discovered that those given a small piece of apple to eat before going shopping bought more fruit and vegetables than those given a cookie or nothing.
We’ve all heard of pro-biotics, these bacteria that are thought to have health benefits when we consume them. But surprising it seems rather than directly affecting our health some members of this group induce a change in our resident microbes that could give us health benefits.
Bad news for you sugar junkies out there trying to cut down. Drinking a drink sweetened with sugar can reduce the expression of a stress induced hormone, meaning when stressed we may consume more sugar.
It would seem that hot cereals on the breakfast table are on the increase in Germany. Reported on the Mintel website, the consumption of hot breakfast cereal has increased from 40,000 tonnes to 52,000 between 2011 and 2014.