The European Food Safety Authority was asked to review the link between sugar consumption and various diseases. The results are in: “Based on the risk of developing chronic metabolic diseases and dental caries, the intake of added and free sugars should...
A new UK-wide cattle and sheep industry group is to be created to speed up progress against endemic diseases and reputational challenges that cost the cattle and sheep sectors an estimated £500m per year.
A staggering 38% of global cocoa is lost each year to disease or pests - and this figure looks set to rise - yet research is scant compared to rice, corn or wheat. Why is this and what is being done to reduce it?
Salt reduction strategies in the United Kingdom (UK) are more effective amongst the wealthier, health-conscious members of the country’s population, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Eating at least 20 grams of nuts a day could cut the chances of dying from respiratory disease by about a half and diabetes by nearly 40%, researchers say.
Lowering dietary salt intake has the potential to save millions of lives globally by substantially reducing levels of heart disease and strokes, according to new research.
Current science finds no link between goat meat and meat product
consumption and variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (vCJD). But a
group of experts calls for new research, to fully understand the
risk this meat may pose to the food...
Decreasing meal frequency and caloric intake protects nerve cells
from genetically induced damage, delays the onset of Huntington's
disease-like symptoms in mice and prolongs the lives of affected
rodents, according to investigators...
Mankind has long believed in the potential benefits that garlic can
provide to the human body. As the levels of heart disease and
cancer increase in Western society, a new European funded study is
now underway to explore the impact...
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has been awarded three US patents for
the use of concentrated isoflavones combined with other
phytochemicals to treat blood-related diseases, cancer and
menopausal symptoms.
In the U.S leading cancer researchers have agreed to help teach a
university course this spring that explores the health benefits of
fruits and Vegetables,...
