Healthy nutrition during lockdown
The global lockdown has caused widespread panic and anxiety all over the world. Adapting to a significantly new lifestyle under…
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How vitamin C can protect against the risk of coronavirus
Few weeks ago Italy went into government-imposed lockdown as the coronavirus epidemic finally – and inevitably, perhaps – hit European…
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…
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…
Diet and its effect on Autism
How may diet and nutrition benefit those with Autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD)? I see a considerable number of…
The critical role of phyto-nutrients
Phyto-nutrients are a broad range of micro-nutrients that are found in plants. They collectively play a critical role in plant…
Successful Ageing
Many more people are living longer in the UK, which is great news, but also means we have to look…
Leftovers can be good for you
Boxing day has arrived and we can all look forward to eating leftovers for the next few days. Take heart…