Date: 18/09/2014
Many people turn to anti-depressants to relieve their emotional suffering. While medication can be life-saving under certain circumstances, a nutritional approach to depression has few, if any, of the side effects of medications. In many instances, people can start to feel better emotionally and physically just by virtue of eating nourishing foods.
Date: 17/09/2014
Date: 16/09/2014
The target to reduce sugar consumption should be much more ambitious, health experts say.
Date: 14/09/2014
Binge drinking during pregnancy can increase the risk of mental health problems (particularly hyperactivity and inattention) in children aged 11 and can have a negative effect on their school examination results.
Date: 12/09/2014
In Berkeley, a place where politics is rarely sweet, sugar is an especially bitter topic. Right now it’s the talk of the town – in the form of six conversations leading up to the vote on Measure D, a tax on sugary drinks on the November ballot.
Date: 11/09/2014
You are what you eat, the saying goes, and now a study conducted by researchers at UC Santa Barbara and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that the oft-repeated adage applies not just to physical health but to brain power as well.
Date: 11/09/2014
Researchers compared the fatty acid profiles of breast milk from women in over two dozen countries with how well children from those same countries did on academic tests.
Date: 09/09/2014
Date: 08/09/2014
The brain can be trained to prefer healthy food over unhealthy high-calorie foods, using a diet which does not leave people hungry, suggests a study from the US.
Date: 04/09/2014
High-dose omega-3 supplementation can reduce anti-social behaviour in children - and alter parent attitudes - a 2-year study has found.
Date: 03/09/2014
Supplements containing omega-3-rich algal oil were more effective at boosting DHA levels in omnivores than fish oil supplements, says a new open-label randomized pilot study with 31 healthy adults.
Date: 02/09/2014
Millions of people who believe they are lactose intolerant could return to cows' milk, according to research into a more gut-friendly version.
Date: 02/09/2014
At last, with health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s announcement of new measures being introduced to improve the standard of food in English hospitals, we may finally see better quality food in our hospitals.
Date: 01/09/2014
'Good’ cholesterol is turned ‘bad’ by a sugar-derived substance, researchers have found.
Date: 30/08/2014
Where is the dividing line between 'being a bit different' and having a mental illness that needs treatment and professional help?
Date: 24/08/2014
The maverick scientist has long argued that sugar is as harmful as cocaine or tobacco – and that the food industry has been adding too much of it to our meals for too long.
Date: 23/08/2014
Palm oil high in saturated fat may increase risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes and lead to circadian dysregulation
Date: 22/08/2014
More people are suffering from malnutrition as a result of worsening food poverty, experts have warned.
Date: 22/08/2014
One of the most striking findings from genetics research is that the influence of genes isn’t fixed.
Date: 20/08/2014
A suggested tax on sugar sweetened beverages has been given more credence in a research paper by academics from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.