April 2018 News Round-Up
Read Time: 4 min Veggie ‘sausage’ ban; British peasant diet was healthy; Hard cheese Brexit; More good news for chocolate and coffee lovers; Warnings over green potatoes and dirty ducks…
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August 2017 News Round-Up
Read Time: 4 min Low fat diet ‘could kill you’; NHS no longer uses post-it notes to arrange life-saving heart transplants – Yes, it’s silly season, but we find some gems among the dross.
JULY 2017 MEGA News Round-Up
Read Time: < 1 min Let food be thy medicine; Grow your own microbiome; Cod: back on the menu, then off again; Bog butter – it’s a thing; Bring back the bear, wolf and lynx. or not; Plus a bit o’ bitter news.
June 2017 News Round-Up
Read Time: 5 min Mistrust of medical research; Diet and Bowel cancer; Infant growth; Sleep health; Sunscreen problems; Coffee and the liver; Fungi in the home
Acrylamide – is it really a risk?
Read Time: < 1 min Acrylamide is a potentially cancer causing compound produced when starches are browned during cooking. As reported in our Jan 2017 News Round Up concern about dietary acrylamide has …
November News Round-Up
Read Time: 5 min Parkinson’s may start in the gut. Your calf muscle may stop you losing weight (!) Plus coffee, aspartame, vitamin D, high-fat running and the importance of cooking.
5 everyday ancestral foods with proven health benefits
Read Time: 9 min Our ancestors developed complex methods for turning inedible seeds, leaves and fruit into nutritional powerhouses. Five of them made it into modern life.
March News Round-Up
Read Time: 4 min Health benefits of rosemary, blueberries, coffee and organic eggs. Vegetarian populations at increased cancer risk from vegetable oils. Calls to extend sugar tax. Fish recipes.
Coffee – its light and dark side
Read Time: 5 min How much coffee is good for you? Regular coffee consumption is associated with a longer, healthier life, but there are a couple of important caveats.
Sixth Food & Health Group Meeting – Stress
Read Time: 5 min If you missed the sixth Food and Health talk, or simply wish to look over it again, you can browse the PowerPoint slides in a low-res web format …