26th August 2014
The bacteria within us, which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold, may very well be affecting both our cravings and moods to get us to eat what they want, and may be driving some of us toward obesity.
In an article published last week in the journal BioEssays, researchers concluded from a review of the recent...
Categories: Nutritional News
Read more...5th August 2014
Eating about one serving a day of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils can increase fullness, which may lead to better weight management and weight loss, a new study published in the August issue of the journal Obesity has found.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of all available clinical trials found that...
Categories: Nutritional News, Weight Management, Metabolic Health
Read more...30th May 2014
A new study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, has for the first time confirmed that women who eat a poor diet before they become pregnant are around 50% more likely to have a preterm birth than those on a healthy diet.
Researchers investigated the dietary patterns of more than 300 South Australian women to...
Categories: Nutritional News, Children's Health
Read more...21st May 2014
New research from a team of scientists led by a muscle metabolism expert and published in the Journal of Nutrition shows that the typical cereal or carbohydrate-dominated breakfast, a sandwich or salad at lunch and overly large serving of meat/protein for dinner may not provide the best metabolic environment to...
Categories: Nutritional News, Sport & Exercise
Read more...12th May 2014
New research has found a fourfold increase in the rate of diagnosed cases of celiac disease in the United Kingdom over the past two decades, but it still appears that three quarters of people with celiac disease remain undiagnosed.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease caused by intolerance to gluten. Gluten...
Categories: Nutritional News
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