Trans fats damage the brain
Not only does it rot your teeth and add inches to your waistline, but now researchers have discovered that junk food actually hurts your brain. By consuming trans fats, found often in fried or...
View ArticleCrack open the walnuts
The festive season may be over, but there is at least one Christmas treat worth making a habit of eating throughout the year – walnuts. Scientists have discovered they are the healthiest nuts to eat as...
View ArticleAre all fats bad ? 2
SATURATED Solid at room temperature, linked to increasing levels of total and LDL (bad) cholesterol in the blood, increasing the risk of heart disease. • Found in: Fatty and processed meat, chicken...
View ArticleTop 10 diets reviewed – Part 1
With so many diet options to choose from it can be hard to find a weight loss plan that’s right for you. To help, the British Dietetic Association (BDA) looks at the pros and cons and gives its verdict...
View ArticleCholesterol and diet
Some amount of cholesterol is essential for certain bodily functions, but having too much of it can lead to the risk of health problems, including heart attacks and strokes. And an estimated 60% of us...
View ArticleUnsaturated fats and weight loss
If you want to help weight loss, then you should eat salmon and walnuts, new research suggests. Swedish researchers discovered that people who eat a lot of polyunsaturated fat gain more muscle – and...
View ArticleSaturated fat – Good or bad?
Contrary to decades of public health advice – switching from saturated fats found in foods like butter, cheese and fatty meats, to polyunsaturated fats such as vegetable oils and fish – did not seem to...
View ArticleFat back in the good books
Warnings we’ve been given about fat for the past three decades were not based on satisfactory evidence, and have left us open to other dietary enemies fueling the obesity crisis. If expert advice 30...
View ArticleOils, good or bad fats?
Gone are the days when all fat was maligned and held responsible artery clogging and early death. These days, we’re being told fat is good – well, certain types of it, at least. The theory is that fat...
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