20th November 2013
Prior research has shown not getting enough sleep can impact your weight, but new research published online in the American Journal of Health Promotion, has shown the consistency of your bed time and wake time can also influence body fat.
The study of the sleep habits of more than 300 women found that those with...
Categories: Weight Management
Read more...5th November 2013
A recent study has analysed intake of 17 basic micronutrients in people’s diets across eight European countries. The results reveal that, although vitamin D is the most extreme case, European citizens – across all age and sex ranges – do not consume sufficient iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin...
Categories: Nutritional News
Read more...29th October 2013
Even for people who don’t have diabetes or high blood sugar, those with higher blood sugar levels are more likely to have memory problems, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The study involved 141 people with an average age of 63 who did not...
Categories: Hormonal Health, Healthy Aging
Read more...23rd October 2013
Regular moderate to vigorous exercise improves teenagers’ academic performance, and particularly seems to help girls do better in science, according to research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The improvements were sustained over the long term, with the findings pointing to a...
Categories: Sport & Exercise, Children's Health
Read more...22nd October 2013
Low levels of vitamin D appear to increase a child’s risk of anaemia, according to new research published in the Journal of Pediatrics, the first to extensively explore the link between the two conditions in children.
Anaemia, which occurs when the body doesn’t have enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells, is...
Categories: Nutritional News, Children's Health
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