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7 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - Caffeine boosts enzyme that could protect against dementia, study finds

7 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - Sulforaphane, a phytochemical in broccoli sprouts, ameliorates obesity

6 March 2017 - The Conversation - How diets high in sugar and saturated fat could be harming your brain

A lot of research has been conducted to establish the risks that a high energy diet – high in saturated fat and sugar – poses to our health. The most common known results of such diets include obesity, heart disease and diabetes, but research suggests that a diet high in fat and sugar can also have a significant impact on our cognition – the way we learn, remember, and think.

How mood and eating behaviour are connected

How do food and emotions link? Which emotions lead to overeating? International research groups examine the eating habits of healthy and bulimic individuals.

6 March 2017 - Medical Daily - Omega-3 Fatty Acids Could Minimize Air Pollution Damage, Says New Study

Air Pollution Causes 7 Million Deaths Per Year Says WHO. So how can omega-3 help?

We need to do something about prison diets for pregnant women

Gut bacteria impacts intestine and behaviour in IBS patients

Gut bacteria appears to alter intestinal as well as behavioural patterns in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients in a discovery that points to the strength of microbiota-directed therapies.

28 Feb 2017 - Eurekalert - Did seaweed make us who we are today?

28 February 2017 - The Guardian - Everything you need to know about vitamin B12 deficiency

27 February 2017 - Nutraingredients - Lychee and Alzheimer’s: Saponins boost rats’ cognitive function 'almost as effectively as drug'

25 February 2017 - MedXpress - Dietary prebiotics improve sleep, buffer impacts of stress, says study

Meet the people who eat 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day

24 February 2017 - MedXpress - Effects of a poor diet during pregnancy may be reversed in female adolescent offspring

24 February 2017 - Nutraingredients - Experts make the case for European vitamin D fortification strategy

23 February 2017 - The Guardian - Forget five a day, eat 10 portions of fruit and veg to cut risk of early death

Five portions of fruit and veg a day is good for you, but 10 is much better and could prevent up to 7.8 million premature deaths worldwide every year, say scientists.

23 February 2017 - BBC News - Fruit and veg: For a longer life eat 10-a-day

Eating loads of fruit and vegetables - 10 portions a day - may give us longer lives, say researchers. The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year.

23 February 2017 - The Telegraph - Alzheimer's could be caused by excess sugar: new study finds 'molecular link'

23 Feb 2017 - Nutraingredients - EPA-dominant omega-3 and other nutraceuticals can boost effectiveness of anti-depressants

Prenatal Nutritional Deficiency and Psychosis: Where Do We Go From Here?

Researchers report that extremely inadequate gestational weight gain is linked to nonaffective psychosis in offspring. This result is concordant with several previous studies designed as natural experiments that linked prenatal maternal famine to offspring nonaffective psychosis.

22 February 2017 - MedicalXpress - Fighting malnutrition with education

In a recent study published in Frontier in Nutrition, the research team identified the criteria and guiding concepts to be applied in the academic training of human nutrition.