Diet & Food
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Shop-prepared salads surprisingly unhealthy
Heart experts have warned that many commercially-available salads have high levels of added salt. Read more
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Emergency pill safe for obese
Obese women can safely use emergency contraceptives, according to regulators. Read more
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Yoghurt for blood pressure?
Natural yoghurt and other probiotics may help cut blood pressure, researchers said yesterday. Read more
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Probiotics to counteract obesity
Yoghurt-style foods may help protect obese people from one of the most dangerous complications of their problem, according to Spanish researchers. Read more
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Vitamins don’t prevent Alzheimer’s
Vitamin B supplements offer no benefits in protecting the brain from ageing or Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Organic food may be healthier
Organic crops are nutritionally much healthier than others – and should lead to better health, according to a new UK study. Read more
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Coffee gene found
Scientists say they have found a gene which means some coffee-drinkers gain protection against Parkinson’s disease. Read more
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Statins may help prevent breast cancer
Cholesterol lowering drugs might help protect women from breast cancer, according to a major study. Read more
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Junk food dominates children’s TV
Advertising of "junk food" is tightly controlled around children’s programmes in the UK – but this does not apply to the content, according to a new study. Read more
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Lifestyle plea to beat pancreas cancer
Many people could avoid one of the UK’s deadliest cancers by lifestyle changes, researchers say today. Read more