Not good news for those on the Atkins or low carb diets. It seems that eating spuds with your steak or other red meat offers some protection from the negative effects associated with eating red meat.
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Scientific opinion of saturated fat is changing, for years we have been told to reduce our intake and told of all the problems associated with eating too much saturated fat including increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Cinnamon is a well known spice, used in a lot of Asian cooking and an essential ingredient of many a winter drink here in Europe but did you know that it can also be used to inhibit the growth of E.coil?
We are living in a supplemented world, in the UK at least, our water contains fluoride to reduce our incidence of tooth decay and our flour contains folic acid or Vitamin B9 that has dramatically reduced the incidence of birth defects such as neural tube defects. But are we using…
For many it’s an almost necessary start to the day in the form of coffee, for others it’s pill form keeps them going during study times, for others, it’s something in that winged drink they mix with their vodka. Whichever way you like to take it, chances are you consume…
Hot on the heels of the study that found that eating at least 7 servings of fruit and vegetables per day was the best for lowering chance of death a meta analysis has found that actually 5 is enough.
Lovers of chicken McNuggets in Hong Kong will have to wait a bit for their next serving. Sales of the product have been suspended after the supplier of some of their pork and chicken was accused of reprocessing expired meat.
With so many publications advising us to cut our red meat consumption it is refreshing to have one that says we should include it in our diet.
Rice is a staple food of most of Asia and is also present in many of our baby foods here in Europe.
According to a study published ahead of print of the British Journal of Nutrition website, eating soluble corn fibre could increase the amount of calcium that your body absorbs.