UK mulls ban on sale of energy drinks to kids

31 Aug 2018 • 7 comments

Britain's government launched a public consultation Thursday over plans to ban the sale of energy drinks to young people, as it grapples with some of Western Europe's worst child obesity rates. Prime...

Coronary heart disease

Fish Oils Don't Ward off Heart Disease

28 Aug 2018 • 1 comment

Fish oil supplements do not help prevent heart attacks or strokes in people with diabetes, said a study Monday that adds to a growing body of research on the ineffectiveness of pills...

Meat-heavy low-carb diets can 'shorten lifespan'

17 Aug 2018 • 3 comments

Paris, Aug 17, 2018 (AFP) - Middle-aged people who get roughly half their daily calories from carbohydrates live several years longer on average than those with meat-heavy low-carb diets, researchers...

Cancer

Top oncologist to study effect of diet on cancer drugs

25 Jul 2018 • 1 comment

A groundbreaking clinical trial on whether diet could boost the effectiveness of cancer drugs is set to be launched by one of the world’s leading oncologists. The work, led by Siddhartha Mukherjee...

Spain's Catalonia in raw milk controversy

25 Jul 2018 • 6 comments

Madrid, July 25, 2018 (AFP) - Catalonia is in the eye of the storm again, but not for its independence drive. This time, the controversy is all about... raw milk. The Spanish region's decision last...

Obesity

Fats or carbs: What causes obesity?

20 Jul 2018 • 1 comment

Too many carbohydrates or too much fat? Opinions as to which parts of our diets are likely to cause obesity are split. A recent study takes a closer look at the effects of diet on weight and health. E...

Vegetarian diet reduces heart disease death risk by 40 percent

6 Jun 2018

The latest in a long line of papers on the many health benefits of reducing meat intake concludes that a plant-based diet is great news for your heart. Vegetarianism and veganism are steadily...

Change a-brewing as health-conscious Brits snub booze

6 Jun 2018

London, June 6, 2018 (AFP) - Britain has celebrated its drinking culture for centuries but initiatives such as the "Dry January" campaign show body-conscious adults are now shunning alcohol in record...

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Eating nuts daily could help control Type 2 diabetes and prevent complications, study suggests

31 May 2018 • 2 comments

Eating nuts every day could help control Type 2 diabetes and prevent its complications, according to new research from St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto. In the research, published...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Fasting diets may raise risk of diabetes, researchers warn

21 May 2018 • 1 comment

Fasting every other day to lose weight could have damaging side effects. That is the conclusion of a group of scientists speaking this weekend at the European Society  of Endocrinology’s annual...

High omega-6 levels can protect against premature death

7 May 2018

Could omega-6 fatty acids protect you against premature death? The answer is yes, according to a new University of Eastern Finland study. While protecting against death, omega-6 fatty acids also keep...

Five things you might be surprised affect weight

2 May 2018

People might think battling obesity is down to sheer willpower, but medical research says otherwise. Here are five potentially surprising factors that can affect your weight, as unearthed by The...