1st February 2013
The topic of vitamin D is very much in vogue, with evidence suggesting that the majority of the world’s population has inadequate vitamin D status. While historically vitamin D has been known as critical for bone health, it is now known that deficiency constitutes a key factor in many of today’s most prevalent...
Categories: Nutritional News
Read more...1st February 2013
1 tbsp olive oil
250g onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
250g red lentils, rinses
1.2 litres chicken or vegetable stock
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
Juice of half a lemon
Sea salt and ground black pepper
Categories: Recipes
Read more...29th January 2013
A new study shows that smaller portions of unhealthy snacks will satisfy you just as much as large ones. Using chocolate, apple pie and crisps researchers at Cornell University designed a study to determine if people who were given smaller portions of snack foods would feel hungrier or satisfied fifteen minutes...
Categories: Weight Management
Read more...29th January 2013
Although many of us thought this already, I’ve including this as news as this is apparently the first large-scale prospective study to demonstrate that the timing of meals predicts weight-loss effectiveness.
The study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, found that it’s not simply what you eat,...
Categories: Weight Management
Read more...28th January 2013
Regular consumption of deep-fried foods such as chips, fried chicken and doughnuts has been found to be associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, with the effect being slightly stronger with regard to more aggressive forms of the disease. While previous studies have suggested that eating foods made...
Categories: Hormonal Health, Healthy Aging
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