Availability of sugar-sweetened beverages in schools increases odds of adolescent obesity

The availability and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in secondary schools is associated with higher adolescent obesity rates in British Columbia (BC), Canada, according to a study published in the open access International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

UK abortion charity urges that ministers act to reduce avoidable birth defects

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is urging the UK’s health ministers to implement recommendations to fortify flour with the vitamin folic acid to reduce cases of neural tube defects (NTDs) like spina bifida and anencephaly in pregnancy. There are an estimated 1,000 cases of these conditions diagnosed every year in the UK, not including miscarriages.

A versatile gut bacterium helps us get our daily dietary fiber

University of British Columbia researchers have discovered the genetic machinery that turns a common gut bacterium into the Swiss Army knife of the digestive tract – helping us metabolize a main component of dietary fibre from the cell walls of fruits and vegetables.

First prospective study to date on nut consumption and pancreatic cancer

In a large prospective study published online in the British Journal of Cancer, researchers looked at the association between nut consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer among 75,680 women in the Nurses’ Health Study, with no previous history of cancer…

Cheese Comes From Plants, Many British Kids Believe

The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has just revealed that a shockingly high percentage of primary school children are not eating enough fruit and vegetables and that a large proportion of them believe that cheese comes from plants and that fish fingers are made from chicken…

Western Style Diet Consumed In UK May Lead To Greater Risk Of Premature Death

Data from a new study of British adults suggest that adherence to a “Western-style” diet (fried and sweet food, processed and red meat, refined grains, and high-fat dairy products) reduces a person’s likelihood of achieving older ages in good health and with higher functionality. Study results appear in the May issue of The American Journal of Medicine…

Avoid Promoting Miracle Diets For New Year, British Lawmaker Urges Magazines

Please do not promote “miracle diets” for the New Year, British Women and Equalities Minister, Jo Swinson has urged magazine editors. Every year throughout the world, magazines are awash with miracle cure diets that guarantee incredible results after weeks of overindulgence during the Christmas and New Year holidays…

Low Fat Diet Leads To Weight Loss And Lower BMI

Decreasing overall fat in the regular diet can lead to small reductions in body weight in adults, which could be extremely meaningful on a population-wide scale, suggests a new study published in the British Medical Journal. The most acceptable proportion of total fat in the human diet is still being debated…

High Insulin Levels Could Lead To Obesity

An unexpected discovery has shown that certain widespread beliefs about healthy eating habits may be false, and actually causing people to put on weight. The finding came from a researcher at the University of British Columbia and was published in Cell Metabolism…

Are Liquid Nitrogen Cocktails Dangerous?

An 18-year-old British woman was out celebrating in a wine bar on 4th October 2012, drank a liquid nitrogen cocktail, became very ill with severe abdominal pain and shortness of breath and was admitted to Royal Lancaster Infirmary…

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