Diet & Food
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Ice hygiene warning
Ice may make a drink refreshing – but it can also make it toxic, experts warned yesterday. Read more
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Blood pressure gene breakthrough
Scientists have made a major advance in the battle to control blood pressure, it was announced last night. Read more
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You can’t lose weight on-line, researchers say
Tailored online programmes that use self-reported dietary information to calculate a reduced fat diet are ineffective, Dutch researchers said today. Read more
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Euro-killer bug deciphered
Scientists have been successfully unravelling the genetic secrets of the E.coli strain which caused death and alarm across Europe earlier this year, a conference was told yesterday. Read more
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Chocolate passes new health test
People who eat lots of chocolate seem to enjoy massive improvements in the health of their hearts, researchers said yesterday. Read more
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Obesity threat grows
Britain will have 11 million more obese adults within 20 years if present trends continue – meaning the problem would affect nearly half the population, researchers have warned. Read more
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Famine link to heart disease
Children and young adults who have to live through famine conditions face an increased risk of developing heart disease later in life, Dutch researchers reported today. Read more
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Nuts boost cholesterol lowering diets
People who have to cut the fat in their diet to reduce cholesterol levels benefit from being advised to eat nuts and soy, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Saffron passes lab test
The yellow spice saffron may help to prevent liver cancer, researchers reported yesterday. Read more
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Alarm at cancer ignorance
The British people knows very little about the country’s third most common form of cancer, according to a major study published today. Read more