Diet & Food
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Potatoes linked to pregnancy diabetes
High potato consumption before pregnancy may raise the risk of gestational diabetes, researchers warned today. Read more
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Cut sugar in drinks and save lives – study
The UK could prevent hundreds of thousands of people developing diabetes by reducing sugar content in drinks, researchers say today. Read more
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How obesity will increase cancer rates
Britain’s growing obesity problem could be responsible for nearly 700,000 cases of cancer over the next two decades, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Parents urged to cut child sugar
British five-year-olds now consume their own weight in sugar every year, campaigners said today. Read more
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Health boost from bariatric surgery
Weight-loss surgery in the UK is linked to significant and sustained weight loss and reduced heart risk, according to a study published last night. Read more
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Fitness not a counterweight to obesity
Being fit is not an effective way to counteract obesity, according to a study which has taken nearly 30 years and reports its findings today. Read more
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Alcohol link to Alzheimer’s health
Patients with Alzheimer’s may benefit from moderate consumption of alcohol, according to a new study. Read more
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How food-borne diseases kill thousands
Some 125,000 children under the age of five die annually around the world from food-borne diseases, according to a report published yesterday. Read more
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Post-pregnancy weight gain link to child risk
Women who put on weight after their first pregnancy face an increased risk of losing the second child, Swedish researchers report today. Read more
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Pancreas fat crucial for type 2 diabetes
Dietary interventions for type 2 diabetes may help reverse the disease, say researchers from Newcastle University, UK, after a study of fat accumuulation in the pancreas. Read more