Diet & Food
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Lifestyle link to cancer highlighted
Healthy living could spare up to 120,000 people a year in the UK from developing cancer, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Blood sugar diet “no benefit”
Basing diet for overweight people on the so-called glycaemic index offers no benefits, according to a new study. Read more
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Broccoli hope for rare ageing disease
Many health benefits have been claimed for broccoli – but scientists now believe it holds the key to treating a rare genetic condition that causes premature ageing. Read more
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Evaporating seasonal fat – but not through cartoons or game machines?
Many people will seek to lose weight in the New Year – but few will realise where their body fat goes, scientists claims today. Read more
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Sugar deadlier than salt?
People with high blood pressure are told they have a problem with salt – but doctors should really point them to another white crystal, sugar, experts say today. Read more
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Hopes for tackling sweet tooth
British scientists say they are getting close to a cure for the “sweet tooth.” Read more
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Gene found linking smoking to weight
A genetic variant that causes smokers to smoke heavily is linked to obesity, researchers warned today. Read more
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How spinach is good for heart
A simple chemical found in green leafy vegetables may play a key role in heart health, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Mediterranean diet may slow ageing
Fresh evidence of the benefits of the so-called Mediterranean diet for DNA was revealed last night. Read more
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Obesity a global cause of cancer
Excess weight is linked to half a million cancers every year worldwide, according to a major study published today. Read more