
With so many probiotics out there, whether in the shape of yogurt, yogurt based drinks, kefir, kombucha, kimchi, sauerkraut or capsules bursting with freeze dried cultures, it is fair to say we are spoilt for choice.
With so many probiotics out there, whether in the shape of yogurt, yogurt based drinks, kefir, kombucha, kimchi, sauerkraut or capsules bursting with freeze dried cultures, it is fair to say we are spoilt for choice.
Being a parent can be a tough job when it comes to wanting to get your children to eat some healthy foods. So researchers from the U.S. decided to see if the act of preparing food caused children to eat more of it.
If you are drinking milk alternatives such as soya, almond and oat milk instead of cow’s milk chances are you are not getting enough iodine.
Just when you didn’t think food advice could become any more confusing, a new study from the University of Copenhagen has found a possible link between HDL cholesterol (aka the good one) and increased mortality.
If you like dark chocolate and want to lower your blood pressure, then this might be for you. Scientists from the University of Pisa have found that when olive oil is added to dark chocolate it can improve your cardiovascular risk profile.
If you suffer from type 2 diabetes you may well just want to do that.
When you think potatoes, would you think unhealthy? For chips and crisps sure, but surprisingly a paper published in the British Medical Journal found that potato prepared in many ways can lead to high blood pressure.
The world’s supply chain of omega 3 fatty acids is in trouble. We have reported on it a number of times in this blog. But a new project is underway involving in the University of Nottingham, CHAIN Biotech and Calysta, Inc. to produce it from a gas that we would…
Yes, that is a nice thing to hear on a Friday afternoon. It would seem that those who eat chocolate on a regular basis seem to have a lower chance of developing diabetes.
That’s right, that wonderful strong smelling green stuff that helps keep your beer from going bad and gives it some great bitterness, flavour and aroma to boot may also be able to help against metabolic syndrome.