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Researchers show the importance of the liver-brain axis in Alzheimer's disease
Date: 22/06/2023
The study marks a significant advance in the understanding of Alzheimer's disease and underlines the need to expand the scope of research beyond the brain, considering the influence of peripheral organs and systemic factors.
Health organisations call on retailers to commit to restrictions on multibuy promotions
Date: 22/06/2023
Leading health charities, food campaigners and medical bodies have written to the UK's major food and drink retailers urging them to implement the regulations on junk food multibuy promotions, despite a government U-turn on the policy.
Starches common in processed grains can curb helpful gut bacteria
Date: 22/06/2023
The team's proof-of-concept experiments reinforce the value of considering trade-offs between plant traits bred for food functionality—including the processing benefits of waxy starches—and their potential health-related consequences.
Full-fat or low-fat cheese and milk? A dietitian on which is better
Date: 22/06/2023
If you consume dairy products, it’s likely that there’s no need to worry too much about the fat content.
SAY YES to School Food For All
Date: 22/06/2023
We want to change the UK school meals’ policy. Add yourself to the map and we’ll deliver it (and every name on it) to Government later this year.
Dietary Interventions for ADHD: Emerging Research and Considerations
Date: 18/06/2023
What is the connection between ADHD diagnosis and a Western dietary pattern?
Government announces further delay to introduction of junk food BOGOFs
Date: 16/06/2023
"We urge the Government to stand by the legislation and the timelines they have set out, and avoid any further harm to the nation’s health and the pressures on the NHS.â€
Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste
Date: 16/06/2023
Our ability to sense sweetness, as well as other tastes, involves a delicate dance between our genetic makeup and the foods we encounter from the womb to the dinner table.
How Obesity Is Linked to Our Brain and Gut Activity
Date: 16/06/2023
Most people who lose weight eventually regain it. These new findings may help explain why this is the case.
New data demonstrates potential role of probiotic supplementation in adults with major depressive disorder
Date: 14/06/2023
"Non or partial response to antidepressants is a huge problem and this study is an important first step in exploring the therapeutic potential of probiotics as a treatment for depression."
Dietary supplementation shown to improve nutrition biomarkers in study of older men
Date: 14/06/2023
The findings suggest that supplementation may be a key tool to help people stay healthier as they age.
Ultra-processed foods: bread may be considered one, but that doesn’t mean it’s all bad
Date: 13/06/2023
The most important issue might not be whether the bread is classed as ultra-processed or not - the levels of salt in shop-bought bread could be more of a problem.
Obesity impairs the brain's response to nutrients, suggests study
Date: 12/06/2023
"We found that those with obesity released less dopamine in an area of the brain important for the motivational aspect of food intake compared to people with a healthy bodyweight. Dopamine is involved in the rewarding feelings of food intake,"
Flavanols are linked to better memory and heart health – here’s what foods you can eat to get these benefits
Date: 07/06/2023
The best way to get enough flavanols daily is by consuming a combination of different fruits and vegetables.
Is Integrative Psychiatry Going Mainstream?
Date: 02/06/2023
Combining multiple, evidence-based therapeutic methods that include lifestyle changes, psychotherapy, and medication, is key not only to promoting wellness but to treating conditions ranging from anxiety disorders to severe and persistent mental illnesses like schizophrenia.
That salad isn’t just good for your nutrition–it may help stave off depression
Date: 01/06/2023
Growing evidence suggests consuming healthy foods and micronutrients fosters better mental health, while poor-quality diets diminish it.
Critical Brain Nutrients: Evidence that Current Dietary Advice Harms Mental Health – and Potential Solutions
Date: 31/05/2023
World-renowned for his pioneering research into the role of dietary fats in brain health, Dr. Joseph R. Hibbeln presents compelling evidence (1) that current dietary advice is (inadvertently) harming brain health, by increasing the prevalence of key brain nutrient deficiencies, (2) that nutrition may help manage addiction and related mental health problems - including aggression and self-harm, and (3) summarises the best alternatives to fish and seafood for providing adequate intakes of critical brain nutrients.
Chemical found in common sweetener damages DNA
Date: 31/05/2023
A new study finds a chemical formed when we digest a widely used sweetener is "genotoxic," meaning it breaks up DNA.
Could low iron be making mental health symptoms worse?
Date: 30/05/2023
"Iron supplements are inexpensive and can really make a significant impact in someone's mental health if they're deficient."
Low-flavanol diet drives age-related memory loss, large study finds
Date: 29/05/2023
Dietary consumption of flavanols, a food constituent found in certain fruits and vegetables, can be etiologically linked to age-related memory decline.
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