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A study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1) has found that weight loss diets that focus on the amount of food consumed and the proportions of proteins, fats and carbohydrates (the so called macronutrients) might be lacking in essential minerals and vitamins The study researchers wanted to look at [...]  A high fibre diet has been shown in many studies (1) to be linked to a reduced risk of cancers, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. Recently published data (2) has found that a higher intake of dietary fibre may play a beneficial role in the prevention of body weight gain and gain in waist circumference [...] Parties, Christmas meals, family gatherings and New Year celebrations – it’s that time of year again and food plays a significant role in many households around this period. A study released this month (1) looks into eating behaviour, quantity and quality of food consumed by individuals over the holiday period as well as on [...] Vegetables and fruits contain abundant amounts of phytochemicals (bioflavonoids), bioactive plant nutrients, which are thought to be vital to the body for many reasons and linked to a reduced risk of all kinds of conditions from heart disease and cancer to dementia and bone loss. The recommendations to eat plenty of these plant-based foods [...] In July this year I wrote about the link between the bacteria in the digestive system and obesity. The human adult gut contains up to 100 trillion microbial organisms and it certainly seems sensible to ensure that these are mainly made up of ‘friendly’ good bacteria. The type of bacteria in the digestive system [...] On Thursday I went to the Nutrition Society Summer meeting at the University of Surrey. The five day conference had concentrated on various aspects of over- and undernutrition. The symposia that I attended were exceptionally interesting and thought provoking. One of the presentations(1) was given by Dr Paul Kelly of Barts and London School of Medicine and [...] There is no sustainable way to quickly lose weight in a healthy manner and keep it off permanently. Eating healthily and reducing processed and refined foods will help to ensure that our bodies get all the vital nutrients that they require for optimal wellness. Often it is not recognised that overweight or obese individuals [...] In my last post I wrote about certain how nutritional supplements may aid pain reduction and other measures of osteoarthritis severity. Eating a healthy diet is important in helping to reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis for other reasons too – a balanced, healthy diet throughout life is crucially important in order to maintain a steady, [...] Dark chocolate, the varieties containing 85% -90% cocoa solids, is something that I really do enjoy (as regular readers of my blog will already know)! I take comfort in knowing that this treat is also quite healthy. Numerous studies have now linked the eating of dark chocolate to a reduced risk of heart disease and cancers, [...] Many of us now work at desk jobs which require the expenditure of very little physical energy but need a lot of mental concentration. This sedentary lifestyle could certainly be adding to the overweight/obesity increases occurring in the UK and beyond. If we take in more calories than we use then the excess is [...] |
  
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