Time for a rethink on nutrition….
18th March 2010The BBC today reports the story that malnutrition is a ‘long running concern in the NHS’ and that doctors are not sufficiently educated to “…assess and manage poor nutrition.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8572874.stm The lack of nutrition training a doctor receives will no doubt surprise many people, especially when the full impact of[...]
Read MoreLunchbox ham should be taken off the menu…
17th August 2009Will add a comment later! http://www.wcrf-uk.org/audience/media/press_release.php?recid=71 ilovegreens
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 MoreDiabetes Epidemic – Time to Act
24th February 2009A study has found that the prevalence of diabetes in the UK has soared dramatically in the last 10 years. The increase was due to a rise in type 2 diabetes - the kind that is linked with obesity. Type 1 diabetes remained ‘relatively constant’ throughout the study between 1996 and[...]
Read MoreThe world wakes up to oats!
9th January 2009At last it looks as though there might be some progress on the nutritional recommendations for diabetes patients as a new study assesses the benefits of oats. They will be looking at the potential anti-inflammatory properties of oats and also how it affects blood glucose levels. This will come as no surprise to those[...]
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