Diet & Food
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Danes claim to crack diet problem
A high protein, low-fat and low-carb diet is the secret to healthy weight, according to the results of a major European study announced last night. Read more
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Vitamin clue to vegetable health
A little known vitamin found in many vegetables may play a key part in preventing illness, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Search for wine allergy clues
A protein in grapes may be responsible for headaches, stuffy noses, skin rashes and other allergy symptoms in wine drinkers. Read more
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Drug boosts heartbeat treatment
People with irregular heart-beats may benefit from a new drug to help prevent them from stroke and blood clots, British researchers said last night. Read more
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Obesity gene pinned down
British scientists have pinned down a gene that is directly responsible for obesity problems in some people, it was announced last night. Read more
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Europeans face sunshine vitamin stroke risk
White people face a massively increased risk of stroke when they have low levels of the sunshine vitamin D, a major heart conference will hear today. Read more
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Dark choc lowers blood pressure
Dark chocolate has frequently been reported to be good for the heart – and now Scandinavian researchers say they may have found the key to powerful drugs within it. Read more
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Allergy scares risk health – claim
Children who are avoiding certain foods because of a possible allergy may face a nutritional risk, experts have warned. Read more
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Vitamin E linked to stroke
Researchers have issued a warning about vitamin E after finding it linked to a kind of stroke. Read more
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Fish oils could prevent gum disease
Fish oils and other polyunsaturated fatty acids could hold the key to the treatment and prevention of gum disease, researchers say. Read more