Health
Want to be happier, healthier, save money? It's time to get cooking
Research shows people who cook more have healthier eating patterns, spend less money on take away foods and have indicators of better health.
Jul 25, 2017
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What hospital catering could learn from the prison system
Prisoners eat better than hospital patients in Britain. Our research found that prisoners consume around three times more calories than patients and their diet is more in line with government nutritional recommendations.
Apr 6, 2017
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Healthy diet boosts children's reading skills
A heathy diet is linked to better reading skills in the first three school years, shows a recent study from Finland. Published in the European Journal of Nutrition, the study constitutes part of the Physical Activity and ...
Sep 13, 2016
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Plant-based sweeteners may help individuals control their blood glucose levels
A new study shows that it is possible to reduce the level of sugar in muffins without affecting their textural properties by replacing half of the sugar content with stevianna or inulin, which are plant-based sweeteners. ...
Jun 8, 2016
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Mapping the Danes' kitchen skills
Last year, researchers from Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University developed a so-called quality index, a tool applied when mapping the factors that matter in Danish people's perception of food quality. This year, the tool has been ...
Feb 8, 2016
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Researcher examines nutrition, timing of foods acquired in food deserts
Eliza Davenport Whiteman, a second-year doctoral student in the University of Pennsylvania's Department of City and Regional Planning in the School of Design, conducted a pilot study that offers a novel metric for evaluating ...
Dec 17, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Costco: FDA tests point toward E. coli in salad vegetables
Costco officials say testing has pointed toward a vegetable mix from a California food wholesaler as the source of E. coli in the company's chicken salad that has been linked to an outbreak that has sickened 19 people in ...
Nov 26, 2015
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Opening supermarket in food desert changes diet, study finds
Opening a full-service grocery store in a neighborhood deemed to be a food desert may encourage nearby residents to improve their diet—but not because they use the new supermarket, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Nov 2, 2015
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'Everything in moderation' diet advice may lead to poor metabolic health in US adults
Diet diversity, as defined by less similarity among the foods people eat, may be linked to lower diet quality and worse metabolic health, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ...
Oct 31, 2015
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The five-colour nutritional labelling system is the most effective for consumers
While the French High Council for Public Health (HCSP) made public on Monday, 24 August 2015, a positive opinion regarding the relevance of the 5-colour code for the public, a team of researchers (Inserm/INRA/Paris 13 University) ...
Aug 31, 2015
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