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
Read more...10th May 2014
This recipe is from The Medicinal Chef – I use them as energy bars before or after a training session. They beat anything you could buy!
1 tablespoon coconut oil, plus extra for greasing
3 very ripe bananas
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter
280g porridge oats
2 tablespoons...
Categories: Sport & Exercise, Recipes
Read more...10th May 2014
Calcium supplements are widely taken by women for bone health but previous studies have suggested that calcium supplements may increase risk of cardiovascular disease, though the data has been inconsistent. A new study published this month in Osteoporosis International found that calcium supplement intake did not...
Categories: Nutritional News, Healthy Aging
Read more...1st May 2014
Cancer patients who have higher levels of vitamin D when they are diagnosed tend to have better survival rates and remain in remission longer than patients who are vitamin D-deficient, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The body naturally...
Categories: Nutritional News, Hormonal Health, Healthy Aging
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