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27 June 2013 - Oxford University - ‘Low Omega-3 in children could help to explain poor learning and behaviour’

Date: 27/06/2013

Air pollution raises autism risk

Date: 18/06/2013

Pregnant women exposed to high levels of air pollution are twice as likely to have a child with autism compared to women exposed to low levels, scientists from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) reported in Environmental Health Perspectives (June 18th edition)

Bhattacharyya et al 2014 - Psychological distress, gender and dietary factors in South Asians: a cross-sectional survey

Date: 17/06/2013

13 June 2013 - BBC News - Hospitals treat more child obesity

Date: 13/06/2013

There has been a four-fold increase in the number of children and teenagers admitted to hospital for obesity-related conditions in the last decade, doctors in England and Wales warn.

28th May 2013 - New York Times - Some of My Best Friends are Germs

Date: 28/05/2013

26 May 2013 - BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme - Sugar: Pure, White and Deadly?

Date: 26/05/2013

Sheila Dillon finds out why the debate about the role of sugar in our lives is hotting up. Recent books and news stories have re-awoken a forty year debate about what makes us fat.

26 May 2013 - The Sunday Times - Heads plead for lessons on serving pupils better lunches

Date: 26/05/2013

NINE out of 10 head teachers believe that giving children healthy meals boosts their academic performance — but many admit needing help to improve dinners in their own schools.

BBC News - Iodine deficiency may lower UK children's IQ

Date: 22/05/2013

Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers.

Large UK study finds that iodine deficiency during pregnancy adversely affects children's mental development

Date: 22/05/2013

A study of around 1000 UK mothers and their children, published in The Lancet, has revealed that iodine deficiency in pregnancy may have an adverse effect on children's mental development. The research raises concerns that the iodine status of pregnant women is an important public-health issue that needs to be addressed.

21 May 2013 - Food Navigator - UK children's foods often higher in fat and sugar, study finds

Date: 21/05/2013

A significant number of foods marketed to children in the UK are higher in fat and sugar than foods marketed to adults, suggests new research published in Public Health Nutrition

High dose B vitamins help prevent Alzheimer's say researchers

Date: 21/05/2013

A new study is suggesting that a high dose of B vitamins could stop the onset of Alzheimer's by preventing shrinkage of the medial temporal lobe, the area of the brain that defines the disease.

21 May 2013 - Food Navigator - Obesity during pregnancy poses lifetime health risk for babies

Date: 21/05/2013

A woman's diet and lifestyle before and during pregnancy, and her baby's diet in early life, can affect the infant's risk of succumbing to disease later on and this will have important implications for the food industry, a new scientific report has concluded.

19 May 2013 - Cancer and diet: Why is nutrition overlooked?

Date: 19/05/2013

Thousands of scientific papers have been published on the link between diet and the treatment and prevention of cancer. But in practice food is still considered a marginal aspect of cancer care.

Omega-3 may minimise damaging effects of junk food on brain: Research review

Date: 17/05/2013

Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids could help to minimise the debilitating effects that high junk food consumption has on the brain, according to a new review of more than 180 research papers

30 Apr 2013 - BBC Radio 4 - Constant Cravings: Does Food Addiction Exist?

Date: 01/05/2013

Could obesity, in some cases, result from an addiction, and if so, do we need to change the way we treat it?

25 March 2013 - FoodNavigator - 'Mindless eating' in Britain spells opportunity for industry, says National Obesity Forum

Date: 25/03/2013

Research that suggests Britons consume 43% more than they should each year spells opportunity for dietetic products, the National Obesity Forum Chair says

20 March 2013 - The Guardian - Sugar, not fat, exposed as deadly villain in obesity epidemic

Date: 20/03/2013

It's addictive and toxic, like a drug, and we need to wean ourselves off it, says US doctor

18 March 2013 - The Guardian - Students: just say no to sugar

Date: 18/03/2013

Forget illegal drugs, students are overdosing on sugar. Little do they know that binging on sweet food is a serious form of substance abuse

16 March 2013 - NY Times - How to Force Ethics On the Food Industry

Date: 16/03/2013

A COURT has struck down, at least for now, New York City’s attempt to slow the growth of obesity by limiting the portion size of sweetened beverages.

15 March 2013 - BMJ Group Blogs - Sugar is the new tobacco

Date: 15/03/2013