Food and Health

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBeware of ‘quick-fix’ new year diets, as they can be harmful to your health, experts have warned. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe trendy intermittent fasting diet – where a person skips food for hours each day – does not prevent aging, a study…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDoctors are calling on the Government to crack down on high-sugar baby and toddler food pouches, branding the lack of nutritional guidance…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteParliament binned more than 250 tonnes of food this year with the figure revealed as its caterers serve up extravagant Christmas fare. …

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Aspartame has become ubiquitous since it was recommended to diabetics as an alternative to sugar-sweetened foods and drinks. Read More 

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIron deficiency continues to be a concern for health bodies around the globe as it paves the way for significant problems when poorly…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA plan to develop a new breed of iron-rich rice that could ward off disease was swiftly abandoned by Dr Sirimal Premakumara…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC), a UN affiliate that measures hunger, warned this month that if more aid is not delivered…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA mother who has donated bottles of her breast milk to help babies in neonatal units has urged others to do the…

Reading Time: < 1 minutePregnant women, the elderly and people with chronic health conditions are being warned to be careful when eating salmon this Christmas Read More