FAB: News

16 January 2006 - News Release - New reports link mental ill-health to changing diets

As new figures show that mental ill-health is costing the UK almost £100 billion a year, evidence released today by the Mental Health Foundation and Sustain reveals that changes to the human diet in the last fifty years or so could be an important factor behind the major rise of mental ill-health in the UK.

16 January 2006 - BBC News - Mental health link to diet change

Changes to diets over the last 50 years may be playing a key role in the rise of mental illness, a study says.

1st January 2006 - Sustain - Changing Diets, Changing Minds - how food affects mental health and behaviour

14 October 2005 - BBC Website - Food a recipe for school success

14 October 2005 - Mercury Levels in Seafood

9 October 2005 - The Sunday Times - Open letter to the prime minister

07 October 2005 - BBC Website - Horizon - Could Fish Make My Child Smart?

Scientists once got sacked for suggesting oily fish was good for you. Now all and sundry are hailing it as a panacea.

03 October 2005 - Harvard Medical School - Fish Consumption by Pregnant Women May Increase Cognitive Ability in Infants

Report in Environmental Health Perspectives finds health benefits, but concerns remain about mercury levels

28 September 2005 - BBC Website - Junk food to be banned in schools

BBC Website

13 September 2005 - The Guardian - For the concerned fish eater: a guide to what's safe, what's healthy, and what's sustainable

07 September 2005 - The Independent - Go to school on an egg

The right foods can improve reading skills and even increase IQ. Jane Feinmann picks out the ingredients that will boost brain power and give your child a head start in class