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17 March 2017 - Science Daily - Link between Vitamin D treatment and autism prevention

16 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - Study finds the more often people eat with others, the more likely they are to feel happy and satisfied with their lives

15 March 2017 - BBC - Obesity crisis: Is this the food that is making us all fat?

Vegetable oil, specifically soy bean oil and palm oil, are two of the eight ingredients, alongside wheat, rice, maize, sugar, barley and potato, that are now estimated to provide a staggering 85% of the world's calories.

14 March 2017 - BBC News - B vitamins may have 'protective effect' against air pollution

14 March 2017 - Nutraingredients - Study shows Ahiflower oil’s anti-inflammatory and immune potential

14 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - Cooking at home is associated with better diet quality.

10 March 2017 - Nutraingredients - Could probiotic ease depression? Mouse study suggests so…

Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live-culture yogurt and sauerkraut, could reverse depressive symptoms, according to a new mouse study that researchers think could hold true in humans.

10 March 2017 - Nutraingredients - Only 17% of Spanish women get enough iron: Study

10 March 2017 - BBC - Why gluten free might not be so good for you after all

9 March 2017 - The Conversation - Why gluten-free food is not the healthy option and could increase your risk of diabetes

9 March 2017 - Science Daily - Low gluten diets linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes

8 March 2017 - Nutraingredients - Low omega-3 intakes a ‘concern’ for pregnant women: US data

Pregnant women in the US should be encouraged to consume more omega-3s, with a new analysis showing that intakes of EPA and DHA are falling short of recommendations.

8 March 2017 - The Conversation - Magnesium could offer fresh hope to tinnitus sufferers

8 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - Chinese famine data shows no long-term health effects except for schizophrenia

7 March 2017 - The Conversation - Do smaller plates make you eat less? No, Channel 4's Food Unwrapped gets it wrong

7 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - The deadly impact of a poor diet: study

7 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - Low vitamin E in mothers can up asthma risk in offspring

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.