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HEART UK STATEMENT FOLLOWING EPIC STUDY ON HEALTH RISKS OF PROCESSED MEAT

Posted on March 13th, 2013

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, conducted in 10 European countries and with 448,568 participants, today suggested that eating less than 20 g/day of processed meat would prevent more than three per cent of all deaths.  Twenty grams is about the amount in a single rasher of bacon or a small [...]

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Single system for nutrition labelling announced

Posted on October 25th, 2012

The Department has announced proposals for front-of-pack nutrition labelling that clearly displays: how much fat, saturated fat, salt and sugar and how many calories food products contain. The new proposed system includes using: colour coding guideline daily amounts (%GDA) high/medium/low text Many retailers already use variants of a hybrid system. However they each display the [...]

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Health benefits of spinach

Posted on June 22nd, 2012

Yet again, yahoo have come up with a blinder for healthier eating habits. Check out their top 5 reasons why eating Spinach is a health must-have on your dinner plate. Read the article here >>>

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Let Chia make you happy!

Posted on April 2nd, 2012

Guest post written by Stephanie Pedersen – Weight loss coach and holistic health consultant. http://www.HighImpactHealth.com Chia is my favorite superfood! While working on The Chia Book (Sterling Publishing), which is due out this May, I fell ihead-over-heels in love with this nutrient-dense seed, learning how to use it with myself, my family, and my clients [...]

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Popcorn loaded with antioxidants

Posted on March 29th, 2012

Popcorn is loaded with more antioxidants called polyphenols than vegetables and fruit, researchers from the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, revealed in the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, in San Diego, California, USA. Chemistry Professor Joe Vinson, Ph.D., explained that popcorn is approximately 4% water, compared to 90% in most fruit [...]

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How to lose weight all day long

Posted on March 26th, 2012

Every day is packed full of opportunities to maximise your weight loss potential.  The trick is to understand exactly when those opportunities occur and what to do about them.  So here’s our guide to successful slimming round the clock. Source yahoo.co.uk – read the full article here >>>

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Are RDAs really that important?

Posted on March 22nd, 2012

RDA stands for the Recommended Daily Allowance and refers to the amount of each nutrient we should be getting to maintain good health and reduce our risk of diet-related diseases. RDAs vary from nutrient to nutrient because each one has a different series of functions and is required in different quantities in the body. Source [...]

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Taste the rainbow

Posted on March 13th, 2012

March is National Nutrition Month and as such it’s time to rethink your winter eating habits and, encouraged by the early evenings and summer on the horizon, get your healthy eating back on track. We know that eating the bland yellow food found on your average buffet table – sausage rolls, vol au vents, scotch [...]

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Load up on the Good

Posted on March 5th, 2012

Guest post written by Stephanie Pedersen – Weight loss coach and holistic health consultant. http://www.HighImpactHealth.com What are you eating and drinking on a regular basis that makes you feel really, really good? Kale? Water? Quinoa? Green goddess smoothies? Now, what are you eating or drinking regularly that gives you a headache, makes you snap at [...]

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Using Nutrition and Herbs to Reduce Stress

Posted on February 10th, 2012

Guest post written by Ling Wong – founder and owner of Thoughts For Foods Holistic Health http://www.thoughts4foods.com Certain foods and stimulants can trigger increased sense of anxiety, making us more prone to stress. Others have the effect of soothing the nervous system, or help increase our body’s ability to adjust to stressful situations. Here are [...]

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