Processed food, CVD & NOVA
Executive summary Please login to view this content Introduction It’s been difficult keeping up with the diet and health studies
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Prebiotics, Probiotics & Anxiety
Introduction On 25th May, I spotted a small item in the newspaper with the headline “Veg gives a bellyful of
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Does coffee cut risk of disease?
I love coffee. I have a huge milky cappuccino, with a shot of caffeine, for breakfast and then I have
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Coffee makes you live longer?
I love coffee. I start the day with a huge, milky cappuccino – with caffeine – and then switch to
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The BHF: Cocoa & Margarine
On 20th January 2017, the British Heart Foundation tweeted an attack on cocoa. I didn’t see it until someone brought
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Eat lentils, not meat, to live longer
On 2 August 2016 global headlines reported “Eat More Plant Proteins To Live Longer, Study Suggests” and “Why a vegan
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Children ordering takeaways to school
On Thursday 23rd June 2016, some newspapers reported that “one in four children have ordered a takeaway to be delivered
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Dolmio warnings: corporate responsibility or marketing genius?
I used to work for Mars. I was not long out of university and it was a blue chip employer
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Chocolate & cardiovascular disease
On Tuesday 16th June 2015 we woke up to the news: “Two chocolate bars a day ‘reduce risks of heart
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If you think 10g of nuts will extend your life, you really are nuts!
On Thursday 11th June (2015), we woke up to the headline “Nuts protect against early death”. The headlines came from
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