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.
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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 carotene that gives flamingos their signature colour is set to be the new antioxidant addition to drinks. Astaxanthin is a carotene, unlike beta or alpha carotene it does not have pro vitamin A properties, but it is a powerful antioxidant. It is synthesized by algae and travels up…
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.
Today, we are talking about alginate, non digestible polysaccharides that are extracted from brown algae. It would seem that alginate is able to reduce the amount of fat our bodies can absorb and so by adding it to bread it could help in the fight against obesity or help those…
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.
Today is a day to celebrate, on this day in 1516 the “Reinheitsgebot” or “German Beer Purity Law came into force.
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.
Yes, our old friend, the suped up broccoli with 2-3 times the level of the phytonutrient glucoraphanin compared to normal broccoli is back in the news again.