We all know that snacking in general is not recommended. But if you do need to snack on something, try leaving those crisps (or chips if you prefer) on the shelf and reach for some almonds instead.
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Barley, not only the base for one of the best types of drinks around, it turns out that it can help against obesity and metabolic syndrome.
That is indeed the question this week. There has been fierce debate for many years over whether or not organic is better for you, in terms of less pesticide residue obviously but also in terms of the nutritional content of the food.
Putting aside the fact that drinking raw cow’s milk is dangerous and the current advice from the powers that be in the states and the UK is don’t drink it, it would seem that it could lower the chances of children developing asthma. A paper published in the Journal of…
In case you haven’t been following it, there has been growing interest in the last few years about the microorganisms that live in your gut and the effect they have on you from affecting your moods to making you fat. There have been experiments with transferring the gut microbiota from…
Interesting news from the Journal of Food Science, if you want to increase the bioavailability of cucuminoids then putting it into some yogurt instead of an aqueous solution is the way to go.
Apparently, if you are male and want to increase your life span, then pruntein, a phytoestrogen found in soy could be the ticket.
That is the question and one that is not easy to answer.
It is not easy, but researchers from the McMaster University, Canada, have shown that a protein rich but calorie deficit diet in combination with exercise is the way to go.
Interesting news reported on the website of the English newspaper the Guardian. It would seem that some restaurants in China have been using opium containing poppy seeds in their food, perhaps giving a whole new meaning to food you just can’t get enough of.