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Presenting Keith Squires: author, presenter, Ayurvedic and plant-based expert
Keith Squires the plant-based expert, author and chef was delighted to be invited to give a talk at The Houses of Parliament recently about...
Habitual coffee drinkers genuinely do wake up and smell the coffee
Did you know that habitual coffee drinkers are not just more sensitive to the odour of coffee and faster to identify it, but the...
Liva: Lifestyle change made easy for people with type 2 diabetes
An innovative new coaching app is taking on the fight against type 2 diabetes in the UK. Dr Roger Henderson, Medical Director of Liva...
Shea butter benefits: The beauty superfood
Did you know that Shea butter benefits not only the application in cosmetics, but also personal care products? Discover all you need to know...
What is the value of the outdoors for someone living with dementia?
Delve into the world of neurodegenerative diseases, as Active Minds highlights the importance of valuing the outdoors for those living with dementia.
Spending time in...
Women’s negative weight-related attitudes may have been encouraged by celebrity fat-shaming
Psychologists from McGill University found instances of celebrity fat-shaming that were associated with an increase in women's implicit negative weight-related attitudes.
Celebrities, in particular, female...
Diabetes Prevention Programme exceeds expectations for patients with type 2
Patients on the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme have between them lost close to 60,000kg, according to new figures.
In total, the 17,000 people...
Cannabis in sport: a friend or a foe?
The Cannabis Act could lift the lid on research into cannabis as a performance-enhancing drug now that more athletes are opening up about using...
Learn about the dedicated effort to make detailed food labelling a reality
Diabetes UK’s Bruce Warwick introduces the Food Upfront campaign, a dedicated effort to make detailed food labelling a reality for the British public.
The Diabetes...
Systems medicine to RESOLVE metabolic syndrome
Eating differently and exercising more is the general advice for metabolic syndrome, but this may not be the whole story.
About a quarter of all...
Music enhancing creativity: fact or fiction?
Psychologists from the University of Central Lancashire, Lancaster University, UK and University of Gävle, Sweden are challenging the idea of music enhancing creativity.
The popular...
Flaxseed fibre: the goods to improve metabolic health
Published in American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, researchers have discovered that flaxseed fibre has the potential to improve metabolic health.
Research in...
Eating insects to save the environment
Consuming foods of insect origin is encouraged as a response to the environmental impact of meat production, but how do vegans and vegetarians feel...
What role is there for dietitians in tackling the growing obesity crisis in Europe?
As obesity rates rise, Ellen Govers, of the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians, explains how dietitians can encourage citizens to make the...
Cities Changing Diabetes: a global fight against urban diabetes
Cities Changing Diabetes brings together businesses, researchers, policymakers and urban planners to tackle the worrying rise of diabetes and obesity in cities – the...
Egg blood metabolites associated with lowering risk of type 2 diabetes
According to University of Eastern Finland, consumption of one egg every day seems to associate with blood metabolites related to a lower risk of...
Excessive alcohol consumption: ready for the holiday hangover?
According to University of Michigan, USA, parents are not prepared for 'parenting hangovers' this holiday season – is it time to reduce excessive alcohol...
Poor aerobic fitness = accumulation of risk factors of type 2 diabetes
Recent study shows risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children with poor aerobic fitness.
University of Eastern Finland have discovered...
Consuming whole grain foods can effectively prevent Type 2 diabetes
Studies have indicated that individuals who eat any type of whole grain foods are less susceptible to developing Type 2 diabetes.
Researchers at Chalmers University...
Do fibre foods reduce brain inflammation?
New research suggests brain inflammation to be reduced by foods high in fibre.
According to a new study from the University of Illinois, dietary fibre...
