HEALTH NOTES: Stick to single servings if you enjoy eating popcorn By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:08 GMT, 6 April 2019 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 6 April 2019 Snack-loving Britons eat nearly 50 per cent more crisps than they should in one sitting, a study shows. As for popcorn, they exceed the recommended amount … Read more
Why you should skip BRUNCH: Eating meals later on the weekend ‘could make you gain weight by messing with your body clock’ Eating 3.5 hours later than normal was associated to a BMI that’s 1.3 units higher Biological clocks prepare the metabolism to break down food at specific time When it is caught off-guard, seems … Read more
Diets improve BRAIN as well as body: Cutting back on fat and sugar has a ‘direct relationship’ with good mental health and cognitive function Scientists looked at past research to see how food affected mental health They found there were definite links in some areas and vaguer in others The Mediterranean diet was found to … Read more
NEW SOUTH WALES: 22 January 25 Three men aged 43, 53, and 35 who had recently travelled to China contracted the disease. Two flew in from Wuhan while the other arrived in Sydney from Shenzhen, south China. They were treated in isolation at Westmead Hospital. January 27 A 21-year-old woman is identified as the fourth … Read more
Eating cheese, yoghurt and milk can cut the risk of suffering a stroke by up to ten per cent, new research suggests Research suggests consuming more dairy products cuts stroke risk in later life Study shows 200g of fruit and vegetables a day cut ischaemic stroke risk by 13% Those who ate more eggs were … Read more
Viewers have been left shocked after a BBC documentary revealed the amount of calories, fat and sugar found in six popular takeaway dishes. The Truth About Takeaways, which aired at 8pm last night, delivered the startling information that a large Domino’s stuffed crust pizza contains almost 2,000 calories – approximately the recommended daily total for … Read more
China should ban the eating of dogs and cats completely to ‘restore its international image’, a scholar has urged. The news came after a Chinese city drafted a law to forbid the consumption of the pets to improve food safety in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Guo Changgang, an academic from Shanghai, called for … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 80,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Greggs customer who dropped paper bag after eating snack is hauled to court 11 YEARS later over £175 fine Grace Firth, 32, from Stockport, was convicted in her absence in August 2009 She had apparently dropped a Greggs paper bag on the ground in Manchester Student was ordered to pay £180 in costs which was … Read more