Diet & Food
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Family plea to child obesity workers
Efforts to tackle childhood obesity by running programmes in schools will have limited benefits without backing from families, British experts have warned. Read more
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Joint pain supplements “do not work”
Health authorities should not fund two popular supplements taken to counteract joint pain because they do not work, researchers say today. Read more
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How low spirits can harm heart
People with heart disease who suffer from depression face a massively increased risk of dying, British researchers warn today. Read more
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The mineral that could defeat high blood pressure
Increased efforts should be made to encourage people with high blood pressure to use "healthy" salt, researchers said last night. Read more
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How fitness defies temptation
Keeping fit does not just help you burn calories – it helps you resist temptation, British researchers have revealed. Read more
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Hunger risk from sleeplessness
People who miss out on their sleep face a massively increased risk of becoming susceptible to heart disease and diabetes, researchers warned yesterday. Read more
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Formula milk "contaminated" – researcher
The use of formula milk for infants is controversial – and now new research says it has too much aluminium in it. Read more
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Nurse booster for heart patients
A simple programme of regular visits to nurses may successfully help heart patients avoid future problems, researchers have reported. Read more
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Doubts over fish oil for heart patients
Eating oily fish is thought to be good for the heart – but may make little difference once someone has suffered a heart attack, researchers have warned. Read more
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Mothers may pay price of bottled milk
Mothers who do not breast-feed their children face a massively increased risk of developing diabetes later in life, researchers warn today. Read more