Nutrition
Milk and juice are not as needed in our diets as you might think
In truth, there's not much of a health case to drink any beverage after the age of two, except for one.
- by Aaron E. Carroll
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Wellbeing
Confused about what you should be eating? You don't need to be
Eating healthy may not be easy, but it is fundamentally simple if you remember the one basis of good nutrition.
- by Sarah Berry
Diet
The FODMAP diet is everywhere, but experts warn it's not for weight loss
While weight loss may occur with the FODMAP diet, strictly following the diet long-term could lead to adverse consequences.
- by Jane Varney
Weight loss
Why we need to 'overhaul' our attitude to weight
There are a few surveys out there that it’s something like 60 diets by mid-lifetime that women and men have been on,
- by Sarah Berry
Cardiovascular health
A low-fibre diet could lead to high blood pressure: study
'The study is significant because it identifies for the first time, how dietary fibre directly regulates heart and blood vessel health.'
- by Sarah Berry
Opinion
Body language
Why, as parents, we don't need to be sucked into the 'toddler milk' sham
'These sugar-sweetened drinks are not recommended for toddler consumption.'
- by Sarah Berry
Health
We're told to eat more dairy: Harvard researchers disagree
Concerns exist about the risks of possible adverse health outcomes from a high dairy intake, study finds.
- by Sarah Berry
Food
Eating like Leslie Knope will mess with your brain, research finds
Research has found diets high in processed sugar and fat have a direct effect on the area of the brain that controls our desire to eat more.
- by Stuart Layt
Sugar tax
Nestle ditches reduced-sugar chocolate bars as nobody buys them
The confectionary giant has stopped selling Milkybar Wowsomes chocolates that used a new sugar-reduction technology amid weak demand.
- by Corinne Gretler
Cardiovascular health
Meat increases heart risks, latest study concludes
'Any excess risk for something as major as heart disease and mortality is worth considering.'
- by Anahad O’Connor
Body language
People need help quitting energy drinks: research
New research suggests regular consumers of energy drinks might need help to kick the habit.
- by Sarah Berry