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8 March 2017 - The Conversation - Magnesium could offer fresh hope to tinnitus sufferers

Chinese famine data shows no long-term health effects except for schizophrenia

8 March 2017 - Futurity - Gut bacteria of preemies raise concerns about antibiotics

7 March 2017 - The Conversation - Do smaller plates make you eat less? No, Channel 4's Food Unwrapped gets it wrong

7 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - The deadly impact of a poor diet: study

7 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - Low vitamin E in mothers can up asthma risk in offspring

7 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - Caffeine boosts enzyme that could protect against dementia, study finds

7 March 2017 - MedicalXpress - Sulforaphane, a phytochemical in broccoli sprouts, ameliorates obesity

6 March 2017 - The Conversation - How diets high in sugar and saturated fat could be harming your brain

A lot of research has been conducted to establish the risks that a high energy diet – high in saturated fat and sugar – poses to our health. The most common known results of such diets include obesity, heart disease and diabetes, but research suggests that a diet high in fat and sugar can also have a significant impact on our cognition – the way we learn, remember, and think.

How mood and eating behaviour are connected

How do food and emotions link? Which emotions lead to overeating? International research groups examine the eating habits of healthy and bulimic individuals.

6 March 2017 - Medical Daily - Omega-3 Fatty Acids Could Minimize Air Pollution Damage, Says New Study

Air Pollution Causes 7 Million Deaths Per Year Says WHO. So how can omega-3 help?

We need to do something about prison diets for pregnant women

Gut bacteria impacts intestine and behaviour in IBS patients

Gut bacteria appears to alter intestinal as well as behavioural patterns in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients in a discovery that points to the strength of microbiota-directed therapies.

28 Feb 2017 - Eurekalert - Did seaweed make us who we are today?

Everything you need to know about vitamin B12 deficiency

Modified Atkins diet helps children with rare form of epilepsy

Doose syndrome or myoclonic-astatic epilepsy is a rare syndrome accounting for one to two percent of childhood epilepsies. A ketogenic diet, which is low in carbohydrates and high in fat, is an effective treatment, but it is very restrictive and difficult to follow.

27 February 2017 - Nutraingredients - Lychee and Alzheimer’s: Saponins boost rats’ cognitive function 'almost as effectively as drug'

25 February 2017 - MedXpress - Dietary prebiotics improve sleep, buffer impacts of stress, says study

Meet the people who eat 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day

24 February 2017 - MedXpress - Effects of a poor diet during pregnancy may be reversed in female adolescent offspring