More than a third of UK residents who think of themselves as overweight are actually clinically obese, a European survey has shown. The survey, carried out for the European Association for the Study of Obesity, also found that a fifth (20%) of UK adults who consider themselves to be of normal weight are in fact… Read More
Evidence is scant that a voluntary agreement between the government and food manufacturers to improve eating habits has worked, a study has concluded (Knai et al., 2015). The food “responsibility deal” was launched by the coalition government in March 2011 as a key policy, aimed at improving public health by reducing the prevalence of obesity… Read More
Research Paper Title The Effect of a High-egg Diet on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People with Type 2 Diabetes: The Diabetes and Egg (DIABEGG) study – A 3-mo Randomized Controlled Trial. Background Previously published research that examined the effects of high egg consumption in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) produced conflicting results leading to… Read More
Research Paper Title Association Between Apple Consumption and Physician Visits: Appealing the Conventional Wisdom That an Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away. Importance Fruit consumption is believed to have beneficial health effects, and some claim, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Objective To examine the relationship between eating an apple a day and… Read More
Free sugar should make up less than 5% of a person’s total energy consumption, new guidance from the World Health Organization states (WHO, 2015). In the new guidance WHO is backing a 2002 recommendation that monosaccharides and disaccharides – that is, sugar added to food or found in honey, fruit syrups, fruit juice, and fruit… Read More
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