What are the health benefits of chromium?

Find out about the potential health benefits of chromium, what your recommended intake is of the mineral, what foods are high in chromium and any associated health risks.

Potassium-rich foods cut stroke, death risks among older women

Older women who eat foods with higher amounts of potassium may be at lower risk of stroke and death than women who consume less potassium-rich foods. The health benefits from potassium-rich foods are greater among older women who do not have high blood pressure.

Link found between dementia and vitamin D deficiency

Researchers have found that not getting the recommended amounts of vitamin D could double the risk of older people developing forms of dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease.

High sodium intake correlates with obesity, inflammation

Most adolescents consume as much salt as adults – some more than twice the recommended daily allowance – and that high sodium intake correlates with fatness and inflammation regardless of how many calories they consume, researchers report.

Fruit And Veg "5 a Day" Advice Backed By New Findings

A large Swedish study finds a link between fruit and vegetable consumption and lifespan.

Regular family meals together boost kids’ fruit and vegetable intake

Regular family meals round a table boosts kids’ fruit and vegetable intake, and make it easier for them to reach the recommended five portions a day, a new study indicates.

Family Meals Boost Kids’ Fruit And Veg Intake

Children in families that eat meals together, even if only once or twice a week, eat more fruit and vegetables than children who never eat with their families. The boost they receive from learning eating habits from parents and older siblings is enough to bring kids’ fruit and veg consumption close to the recommended “5 a Day”, say researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK…

Occasional family meals enough to boost kids’ fruit and veg intake

Eating meals together as a family, even if only once or twice a week, increases children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake to near the recommended five a day, according to researchers.

Occasional family meals enough to boost kids’ fruit and veg intake

Eating meals together as a family, even if only once or twice a week, increases children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake to near the recommended five a day, according to researchers.

Occasional family meals enough to boost kids’ fruit and veg intake

Eating meals together as a family, even if only once or twice a week, increases children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake to near the recommended five a day, according to researchers.

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