General food article
Biscuits make or break a business deal
The type of biscuit served in the boardroom could make or break a business deal, according to the world’s first “business biscuit study”. Some 80% of business professionals believe the outcome of a meeting can be positively influenced by the choice and quality of biscuit on offer. The research was commissioned by hotel chain, Holiday [...]
Could food sweetener could be ‘fuelling’ childhood diabetes?
The sweetener fructose, a cheap sugar substitute found in thousands of processed foods and soft drinks, may be increasing childhood diabetes and the obesity crisis, new findings suggest. In a study by researchers at the University of California, 16 volunteers were put on a controlled diet with high-levels of fructose – a sweetener derived from [...]
5 Tips for Eating Healthy Through the Holidays
If you are like me, you will be spending 90 percent of your energy from today until January 1 repeating the words “choose the apple … choose the apple” because you know what processed flour and sugar does to your limbic system. It’s not pretty. Which is why I asked Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D., author [...]
Calorie count guidance may rise by a cheeseburger
Committee says recommended adult daily calorie intake could be increased by 16%, or up to 400 calories a day Slimmers struggling to control their junk food cravings may be able to enjoy a few more fatty or sugary treats without guilt, as the calorie counts used as the basis for diets and healthy-eating guidance for [...]
Health benefits of chocolate: Eating dark chocolate can be a tasty way to reduce stress
Stressed out? Have some chocolate! A new study provides evidence for the health benefits of chocolate. Based on the results of the study, eating dark chocolate daily may be a way to reduce stress. The results of a study done by the research team of Sunil Kochhar of the Nestle Research Center in Switzerland suggest [...]
Can processed food cause depression?
Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. What is more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression, the University College London team found. Data on diet among 3,500 middle-aged civil servants was compared with depression five years later, the [...]
Can fatty food make you stupid?
Has it been one of those days when nothing seems to go right? When you feel sluggish, irritable and downright slow? It could be your diet that’s to blame. A few chocolate biscuits with your morning coffee may seem a relatively harmless treat, but scientists have discovered that such day-to-day indulgences could be more damaging [...]
No more pies for public sector workers
Public sector workers face a future without proper pies under new Government plans to enforce healthy eating, it has been reported. Chips could also be removed from the menu and the availability of fizzy drinks, confectionery and crisps could be limited in a bid to make civil servants set a good example. The drive follows [...]
Salad on the menu encourages unhealthy eating
Fast food chains that offer salads alongside their hamburgers and chips could be inadvertently encouraging people to eat less healthily, claims a study. Researchers have found that the inclusion of a healthy option on a menu actually tricks the brain into being more indulgent and to throw out any self-restraint. They believe that just by [...]
Last orders for the liquid lunch?
Boris Johnson has extolled the benefits of a lunchtime pint or two. But does the modern workplace mean he is championing a fading tradition? Is there anything wrong with a lunchtime tipple? In an interview with the November issue of Tatler, Boris Johnson apparently talks up the benefits of a couple of pints on his [...]
