Tea can help you lose weight
It’s widely known that just one cup of tea can prevent strokes, arthritis, tooth decay and even keep cancer at bay. While it’s regarded as nature’s tranquiliser for its soothing properties, the brew...
View ArticleAnti obesity pill in development
A pill which would help the body burn away excess fat is being developed by Harvard University who claim it could one day ‘replace the treadmill.’ Scientists discovered how to trigger a molecule which...
View ArticleBilberries may fight the fat
A handful of bilberries a day could help reduce the impact of a high-fat diet, scientists have found. Eating the small, blue, flat-topped fruit – the wilder, more acidic version of a blueberry –...
View ArticleBilberries can fight the fat
A handful of bilberries a day could help reduce the impact of a high-fat diet, scientists found. Eating the small, blue, flat-topped fruit – the wilder, more acidic version of a blueberry – diminishes...
View ArticleAvocados and heart health
An avocado a day could help improve bad cholesterol levels, claim researchers. The ‘avocado diet’ also improves other blood fat scores linked to heart disease – even in the overweight. Researchers say...
View ArticleLabour promises to cap salt and sugar levels in food aimed at children
Maximum limits would be set on levels of fat, salt and sugar in food marketed to children, under a Labour government, the shadow health secretary will say. In a speech, Andy Burnham will say it is time...
View ArticleFat back in the good books
Warnings we’ve been given about fat for the past three decades were not based on satisfactory evidence, and have left us open to other dietary enemies fueling the obesity crisis. If expert advice 30...
View ArticleFat may help you live longer
Families have been told for three decades to cut their risk of heart disease by avoiding fatty foods like meat, cheese and cream. But now scientists say the advice followed flawed trials – none had...
View ArticleButter is back in fashion
Is butter or margarine better for our health? But just when we thought we had the answer – that saturated fats like those found in butter aren’t bad for us as previously thought – another study comes...
View ArticleNuts may extend your life
Sometimes it feels like there aren’t enough hours in a day to get everything done. So instead of trying to make your day longer, why not extend your life by an extra couple of years? That’s how long...
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