On a diet? You CAN still have pancakes with our guide
Research suggests that the healthiest options include cinnamon, dark chocolate, natural yoghurt, natural syrups and lemon juice. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I had the bacteria in my gut analysed. And this may be the future of medicine
Andrew Anthony sent his stool off to have its bacteria sequenced. In the future, such techniques could help assess our susceptibility to conditions from diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's to autism, depression and cancerWe are all familiar with "gut feelings", "gut reactions" and "gut instincts", but how much do we really know or care about our guts? As we become increasingly more aware of what we put in our stomachs, it's striking how ignorant we remain of what takes place in our intestines. And it turns out there is an awful lot going on down there.Microbiologists have made some startling advances in revealing our inn...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 11, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Anthony Tags: Biology Health Microbiology & wellbeing Human biology Features Antibiotics Life and style The Observer Biochemistry and molecular biology Science Source Type: news
Yoghurt slashes diabetes risk: Daily pot can reduce chance of developing Type 2 by a quarter, claims researchers
Taken together, eating modest amounts of yoghurt and low-fat cheeses reduced the chances of becoming diabetic by 24 per cent over an 11-year period. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yoghurt consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes
New research shows that higher consumption of yoghurt, compared with no consumption, can reduce the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes by 28 per cent. (Source: Medical Research Council Press Releases)
Source: Medical Research Council Press Releases - February 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes claim for low-fat yoghurt not proven
Conclusion
This study has several limitations.
People’s reported dairy intake was only collected once, at baseline, over a seven day period. It is quite possible that people’s diets did not stay the same during the 11 year follow-up period.
People’s dietary intake was self reported, which could affect reliability.
In their analysis, the researchers did not take account of dairy products included in cooking composite dishes.
In addition, although the researchers tried to take account of factors (confounders) which might affect the results, it is always possible that measured and unmeasured confounder...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Diabetes Source Type: news
Get a taste for teff, the Ethiopian superfood
The grain is hot on the heels of other 'super foods' such as the acai berry. Here are a couple of suggestions on how to use itFood that's sourced well usually tends to taste good too. Maybe that's why so many food lovers go out of their way to sample ingredients from developing countries, looking for authenticity and a worthy way of spending their grocery money.Teff, the highly nutritionous grain from Ethiopia, is the latest of these so-called super foods. Its popularity could help to boost the country's food security and export earnings.To take an earlier example, it is said that the rise of the acai berry – a "superfru...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 23, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Alex Renton Tags: Nutrition theguardian.com Blogposts Food security World news Food poverty & drink Recipes Ethiopia Life and style Global development Africa Nutrition and development Source Type: news
Does speaking like an Aussie make you sound insecure? | Head to head
That was the conclusion of a new study? Alex McClintock and Rae Earl debate the merits of the Australian upward inflectionAlex McClintock: Perhaps the English just haven't mastered it yetAustralians have long known the value of adding an upward inflection to the ends of our sentences. It makes everything sound a bit like a question, doesn't it?The "high-rising terminal" (or the Australian Question Intonation, if you want to get all racial about it) is getting a bad rap in Britain, though: 85% of managers surveyed by UK firm Pearson found the trait "a clear indicator of a person's insecurity or emotional weakness".But far f...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 14, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Alex McClintock, Rae Earl Tags: Comment theguardian.com Asia Pacific World news Language Money UK news Work & careers Australia Science Comment is free Source Type: news
Sugar is 'the new tobacco': Health chiefs tell food giants to slash levels by a third
Doctors and academics say levels must be reduced by up to 30 per cent to halt a wave of disease and death. They found that even zero-fat yoghurts can contain five teaspoons of sugar. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nineteen students sick in China from poisoned yoghurt
BEIJING (Reuters) - Nineteen primary school children in China have been hospitalized after drinking yoghurt said to be laced with rat poison and herbicide, the Xinhua state news said. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Buffet layouts could influence what we eat
Conclusion
The main thing this study shows is not surprising – people take what is offered to them. If a hungry person is presented with fruit they will likely take it while they have the chance – perhaps not seeing what will be offered later in the line – similarly if they are presented with fried breakfast options they will likely take them. Especially if you are told you are not going to get the chance to come back and take them again, as the people in this study were. It seems fairly obvious that you will then select other items that will go with what you have already taken.
An interesting extension to the resea...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Food/diet Source Type: news
What To Eat Now: authentic Greek yoghurt
In his weekly food and nutrition column separating fad from fiction, expert nutritionist Ian Marber states the plain and simple truth of Greek yoghurt. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - August 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nutritionist reveals the so-called healthy foods that can ruin a diet
Nutritionist Catherine Matthews has compiled a list of the top traps that catch unsuspecting dieters. These include low-fat yoghurt, honey, and olive oil. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Everything You Need to Know About Yogurt
Yogurt, yoghurt or yoguhurt, they all refer to the same thing - a milk product requiring bacterial fermentation during the production process. The beneficial bacteria (also known as yogurt cultures) acts on the lactose in milk to give yogurt a distinct texture and tangy flavor.
This unique dairy product is rich in protein, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 but the nutrient content of yogurt varies, depending on the production process.
read more (Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians)
Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians - July 1, 2013 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Blackpool to extend free breakfast scheme to 12,000 primary school pupils
Pilot scheme success prompts council to roll out £1.3m scheme to provide fruit, yogurt and bread to town's 33 primary schoolsA scheme giving free breakfasts to all primary school pupils in one of Britain's most deprived towns has been declared a success after a study found it made children happier and more alert, and had the potential to improve attendance and punctuality.Blackpool council said positive early findings from the three-month pilot had persuaded it to go ahead with a £1.3m scheme to provide a nutritious breakfast of fruit, yoghurt and bread to all of its 12,000 primary pupils for the next year.The scheme, th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 6, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Patrick Butler Tags: Nutrition The Guardian Social policy and administration News Health & wellbeing Food drink Society Primary schools Breakfast Blackpool Politics UK news Life and style Education Poverty Social exclusion Science Source Type: news
Could eating yoghurt help treat depression? Study finds probiotics affect areas of the brain related to emotions and reasoning
A study from UCLA found that eating yoghurt twice a day for a month reduced activity in areas of the brain associated with emotion and pain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
