What to know about burdock root

A look at burdock root, a plant native to North Asia and Europe with many medicinal uses. Included is detail on side effects and how to use it effectively.

Experts call for healthy eating and physical activity on World Diabetes Day

To coincide with World Diabetes Day, health experts from Europe call for increased focus on healthy eating and exercise to lower diabetes risk.

Prevent stroke and disability with healthy lifestyle

Prevent stroke and disability with a healthy lifestyle, Europe’s top heart doctors urged on World Stroke Day today.Stroke is the top cause of disability but half of strokes could be prevented.

Agricultural policy reforms may raise sugar intake, harm public health

In a new report published in The BMJ, experts warn recent changes to agricultural policy in Europe may lead to a rise in sugar consumption, posing harm for public health.

Brewers of Europe acknowledge that consumers have the right to know what is in their drink

European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare) welcomes the initiative from the Brewers of Europe to provide ingredients and nutritional information for their products.

Eating more fruits, vegetables may cut stroke risk worldwide

Eating more fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of stroke worldwide, according to a new analysis of 20 studies conducted in Europe, the United States and Asia. The American Heart Association advises the average adult to eat four to five servings each of fruits and vegetables daily, based on a 2,000-calorie diet. A diet rich in a variety of colors and types of vegetables and fruits is a way of getting important nutrients that most people don’t get enough of, including vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber.

Trends in food supplements differ from country to country, new study finds

A new study, published in the journal in PLOS ONE, shows which plant food supplements are most popular across Europe, with consumers using them to complement their diets or to maintain health.

What are the health benefits of milk?

Milk has long been associated with good health and is one of the most consumed beverages throughout the US and Europe. It is thought that the ability to digest the milk sugar lactose beyond infancy first evolved in dairy farming communities in central Europe around 7500 years ago. Popular sayings and slogans such as “Milk: it does a body good” and “Got Milk?

European Children Helped To Resist Unhealthy Temptations

It is easy for children and teenagers in Europe to get their hands on sweets and other unhealthy foods. A major European research project has therefore developed a range of tools that children and teenagers can use to ward off temptation…

London Researcher Calls For New Approach To Regulating Probiotics

In the Nature scientific journal Dr. Gregor Reid, Director of the Canadian R&D Centre for Probiotics at Lawson Health Research Institute and a scientist at Western University, calls for a Category Tree system to be implemented in the United States and Europe to better inform consumers about probiotics…

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