Yep, after all the negative press in recent years and campaigns to remove trans fats from our foods, new research suggests that although in high amounts they are bad for you, small amounts of trans fats may actually be of benefit.
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Short answer, a lowering of your LDL cholesterol (the bad one).
We all know the advice, we should be trying to eat a diet rich in fruit and vegetables, low in red meat et cetera, et cetera to look after our physical health. But what about our mental health?
…of ice cream! Yes, those horrible moments of melting ice cream dripping down the outside of the cone and all over your hands (or more likely your child’s) could become a thing of the past or at least be reduced thanks to bacteria.
A diet rich in fresh vegetables, olive oil and nuts, the Mediterranean diet has long been touted as a diet that can extend your life and increase your well being. We have blogged about it a few times ourselves (Keep it up…, Go nuts for Mediterranean.., Aktins for the old..)….
Another Friday fish story for you. Yep, it would seem that having a diet rich in fish means you have less chance of suffering from depression.
Purple potato that this. Yes, the humble potato comes in many shapes, sizes and shades of skin, but it is also available with purple flesh and this apparently has anti cancer properties.
If you keep up to date with health food recommendations (and by reading this it suggests that you do) then you should be familiar with the idea that linseed (or flax seed for our friends across the pond) are good for you.
Sombre news from the National Institutes of Health, it appears that supplements of omega-3 and carotenes have no benefit over a placebo in terms of cognitive decline in people in their twilight years. Supplements of the carotenes lutein and zeaxanthin had previously been shown to help slow age-related macular degeneration…
Erh yes, definitely. Reported on the website Boozenews, it seems that a pub in New Zealand have come up with quite possibly the most unappetizing beer I have ever heard of, and I have heard of a few.