Diet & Food
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Diet affects the time women take to conceive
Women who consume less fruit and more fast food will find it more difficult to conceive their first child within a year, a new study has shown. Read more
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Refined carbs associated with earlier menopause
Women who eat a diet high in refined white pasta and rice face an increased risk of early menopause, British researchers reported last night. Read more
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Regular nut intake could reduce AF risk
Eating several servings of nuts every week could help to reduce the risk of developing atrial fibrillation and heart failure, Swedish researchers say today. Read more
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How lifestyle and diet is important pre-conception
The diet and lifestyle of parents plays a major role in the growth, development and health of a child before conception, experts say today. Read more
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Call for taxes against chronic disease
Taxes on soft drinks, alcohol and tobacco are a key factor in tackling chronic diseases, according to a major global analysis published last night. Read more
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Child obesity trends show need for action
Child obesity is now as much a poverty related problem in the UK as under-nutrition, researchers say today. Read more
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No healthy obesity – UK study
A major British study has challenged the idea that it is possible to be obese but healthy. Read more
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Vegetarian and Mediterranean diets equally good for the heart
A Mediterranean diet and a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet are equally as good at reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new research. Read more
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Millennials ‘most overweight generation’
Millennials are the most overweight generation since current records began, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Fears over ‘ultraprocessed’ foods
There is a significant link between eating “ultra-processed” food and the risk of cancer, according to a major study reported today. Read more