Binge drinking in adolescence and the brain
Binge drinking in adolescence is associated with changes in the volume of the cerebellum in young adulthood, a new study…
Nutrition
Malting could be better used in human nutrition
Malting, the processing of cereal grains into malt, generates rootlets as a side-stream product, which is currently mostly utilised as…
Inter-arm difference in kids’ blood pressure
Kids’ blood pressure measurements substantially different between arms, potential for misdiagnosis: Blood pressure measurements in children and adolescents should be taken…
Healthy Diet Index supports diet quality and health
Healthy Diet Index supports diet quality assessment and dietary counselling in healthcare: The Healthy Diet Index developed by Finnish nutrition experts…
Good news for coffee lovers
Good news for coffee lovers as Coventry University research finds consistent performance enhancing benefits of caffeine consumption: Researchers from Coventry…
Impact of COVID-19 on food behaviour
Food behaviour in UK, Ireland and beyond altered significantly during Covid19: How we shop for food, cook and eat has…
Junk food and sleep quality in teens
Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has…
Nutrition for shift workers
Research reports that shift workers are at greater risk of health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and even…
Food health star rating can improve diets
Food health star ratings can improve diets, study finds: More evidence has emerged that food labelling can encourage manufacturers to improve…
Age no barrier to successful weight loss
Obese patients over the age of 60 can lose an equivalent amount of weight as younger people using only lifestyle…