Queen’s Research Develop Tool to Tackle Diet Epidemic in India
New research led by Queen's University Belfast aims to better understand the link between diet and disease in India. A…
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Healthy Ageing Psychology Research
Researchers from Northumbria University are asking adults aged 65 or over to spare some time to help with their latest…
Queen’s Nutrition Scientists Selected for International Research Projects
Two scientists from the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast have been selected to participate in…
Nutrional Risks Replace Smoking as Society’s “Biggest Killer”
Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cancer, obesity, Alzheimer’s and coronary disease accounted for the single-largest burden on the public purse…
The Perfect Diet? Phrases that Make Eating Disorder Dieticians Wince
“With the ‘wellness world’ forever growing, pursuit of the ‘healthiest’ diet is at an all-time high. Yet along the way,…
The Common Points between Carnivorous Inuit & Indian Vegetarians
In the early 1950s, the British scientific prophet Hugh Sinclair had already noted the remarkably low incidence of degenerative diseases…
Successful Support for Parents of Anorexia patients
Anorexia nervosa is one of the most severe psychiatric diseases in female adolescents. Its origin is co-conditional on a series…
How over-eating can be an addiction – and eight strategies to stop it
Over-eating is one of the biggest risks to health today and can often be an emotional response to negative thoughts.…
Food Freshness Sensors Could Replace ‘Use-By’ Dates To Cut Food Waste.
Imperial academics have developed low-cost, smartphone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging. The researchers say the new sensors…
Obesity Rising Faster in Rural Areas Than Cities
Obesity is increasing more rapidly in the world's rural areas than in cities, according to a new study of global…