Chocolate-loved by us, loved by our gut bacteria!
Many of us love chocolate, but also many of us avoid it due to its caloric value – particularly if we’re desperately trying to lose […]
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Health Benefits of Kefir
If you follow the latest health fads, you won’t have missed the new kid on the block: kefir. Or is it new? Many of us […]
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Is gluten really the enemy?
Wheat has become somewhat of an anti-food recently with many people following gluten-free diets believing that wheat causes them poor health. Gluten, a protein in […]
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Saturated fat and heart disease
Over recent years, there’s been a lot of debate regarding saturated fats and whether they really increase the risk of heart disease. Many well-known figures […]
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Is chocolate good for you?
A new observational study published in the eminent journal, Heart, suggests that eating up to 100g every day is linked to a lowered risk of […]
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Flavonoids may help fight weight gain
A new observational study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests that if you increase your intake of foods high in flavonoids, you can […]
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Sitting the new smoking
We’ve seen in the news recently how prolonged sitting is bad for our health. We’ve even seen how it’s been dubbed as “the new smoking”, […]
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Swapping brands may lead to over-eating
A collaboration between Liverpool and Bristol University found that people who swap and change their brands are more likely to over-consume than those who stick […]
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Wonder why you snack at night?
Are you a late-night fridge-raider and wonder why? Researchers at the Brigham Young University (US) believe it’s because some of us don’t get the same […]
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Belly fat caused by meal skipping
A new animal study suggests that missing meals can set off metabolic changes that cause us to accumulate more fat around our midriff. Researchers observed […]
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