Diet & Food
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Nutrition may boost stomach surgery
Patients who have had surgery for stomach cancer recover best if they are fed after surgery – using liquid food, researchers will tell a major UK cancer conference today. Read more
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Vitamin D pills could prevent falls
Vitamin D supplements could significantly reduce the risk of falls among older people, researchers reported today. Read more
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Sweet link to violence
Children who get a daily dose of sweets and chocolate face an increased risk of growing up to become violent adults, researchers warned today. Read more
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Row over heart fish study
Experts today dismissed the findings of research which questions the benefits of fish-eating for the heart. Read more
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Child health – all in the playground?
Popular and dominant children really are set up to do well in life, researchers report today. Read more
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UK elders cancer risk ignorance
Young Britons know more about the risks of cancer than older people, according to a survey published yesterday. Read more
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Pro-ana’ websites attacked by psychiatrists
Pro-anorexia websites must be targeted as "harmful" by the government, psychiatrists said today. Read more
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Cost of healthy diet – in Spain
The healthy so-called Mediterranean diet may prove too expensive for many people, researchers warned today. Read more
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Melons aid stress
A melon juice extract may have the ability to relieve stress and help people avoid "burn-out", researchers report today. Read more
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Vitamin C may prevent skin damage
Vitamin C can help repair the skin and heal wounds, British researchers have claimed. Read more