Let the sun shine….with vitamin D….
20th February 2012If anyone were to ask me after 4 or so years of studying nutrition what my favourite vitamin is the answer would be easy – vitamin D. Now I know having a favourite vitamin (and in fact vitamin D isn’t actually a vitamin, but more on that later) is a bit geeky but let’s face it, that’s what I am!
Read MoreBBC says “Organic ‘has no health benefits’”…misreporting at its best
30th July 2009This year’s award for the most misleading and misinformed headline surely must go to the BBC for their report on FSA research into the health benefits of organic food. I read this yesterday and started making a list of points so as I could blog today. This is what I came[...]
Read MorePreventing eye disease with nutrition…
9th June 2009http://bjo.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/bjo.2008.143412v1 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5476304/Eating-fish-twice-a-week-can-help-prevent-eye-disease.html ilovegreens
Read MoreThe sunshine vitamin strikes again…
21st May 2009Levels of vitamin D were measured in 3,369 men aged 40 to 79 years from eight different european locations and the men then had then cognitive function assessed. Those with lower levels of vitamin D showed poorer levels of cognitive function. The researchers acknowledge that more research is needed, espeically into the mechanisms for this action, but the[...]
Read MoreVitamin D deficiency in the elderly….
17th May 2009Again I’m bogged down with essays so you’ll have to make your own mind up about this one!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8043297.stm http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/dc09-0209v1 ilovegreens
Read MoreVitamin C and Gout
11th March 2009No time to comment at the moment as I’m busy with essays and exams! But here’s some interesting new research…… http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/169/5/502 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7932158.stm ilovegreens
Read MoreAn egg a day……
11th February 2009I’m really pleased that this story has come to light this week as it highlights a very popular nutritional myth. Eggs have for a long time now been linked to increased cholesterol levels and so for many have have struck off the weekly shopping list – so long scrambled egg,[...]
Read MoreVitamin D – it’s not just for bones!
23rd January 2009Ask most people why we need Vitamin D and most will say something about bones and calcium. Although this is correct it ’s becoming clear that vitamin D has many more uses in the body and we are only just scratching the surface. It’s already been shown that vitamin D has an[...]
Read MorePositive effects of Thiamine in Diabetes Patients
29th December 2008http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7796073.stm http://www.springerlink.com/content/51l034044218455j/?p=2a6269ff29c846f29da4724a652b302f&pi=1
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