Well, not according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
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An interesting paper for you published in the Journal Of Psychopharmacology earlier this month. Apparently doses of curcumin, the main curcuminoid found in the South Asian spice turmeric, are able to improve “sustained attention and working memory tasks” in 60-85 year olds one hour after ingestion compared to a placebo….
Parents of children drinking non cow’s milk beware! Are your children getting enough Vitamin D?
Our old friend sulforaphane (found in cruciferous vegetables) is back in the news again. This time it has been used to help treat young males with autism spectrum disorder.
….and some like it artificial. This is the news that a Japanese company has requested that their synthetic dihydrocapsiate be allowed to be used in food supplements.
Artificial sweeteners are in many drinks nowadays. They give diet versions of fizzy drinks their sweetness instead of sugar allowing for low calorie alternatives for those on a calorie controlled diet or just those wanting to reduce their sugar intake.
A study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that a low carb diet is better than a low fat one in terms of weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors.
Obesity is a growing problem in the UK and one which is quite often put on the shoulders of bad diet, but a new briefing paper published by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says it is the lack of exercise not bad diet that is to blame.
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.
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.