There are many reasons why people buy vitamin tablets. They seem to provide the perfect solution: miracle pills, which can supplement your diet completely. It sounds too good to be true. Well, perhaps it is. It can be tempting to take vitamins because of a recommendation or convincing marketing. Maybe you always feel tired and …
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Obesity is a pandemic of its own. Across the world, it has a negative effect on people and their lives. It causes or is associated with multiple medical complications, including 12 kinds of cancer, liver and respiratory disease, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and it substantially shortens life expectancy. Recently it has also come …
The way that the body digests the food that we eat is really important and can play a crucial role in weight loss. Here are some of the key players in the diet when it comes to food digestion. Carbohydrates: Friend or Foe? Carbs are often seen as the bad guys in our diets. …
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Malnutrition is a term which is often associated with less developed countries and not with rich countries like the UK. In reality, this is far from the truth. Malnutrition still affects children and over 65 year old’s greatly in our society, and the situation is being worsened by the current pandemic. Almost 2,500 children were …
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You may well be deficient in vitamin D and have no idea. Deficiency is incredibly common and most people don’t realise. Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency include depression, muscle pain, hair loss, tiredness, and bone pain. All vitamins in the diet are important and play a role in maintaining health and wellness, but vitamin D …
Eating a diet with a variety of plant based foods will help the body to produce a healthy microbiome (lots of good bacteria) and make you feel amazing! What are plant based foods? Fruits – try eating a variety and a different one every day Vegetables – try experimenting with cooking different vegetables Seeds and …
The big day has arrived and you are finally at university. You have moved into your new room and unpacked your bags. The next exciting and daunting thought is the trip to the supermarket. Where should you start? Before you go to the supermarket check how much storage space is available. In the kitchen is …
What is Inflammation? Inflammation in the body should be seen as a good thing. It is the body’s way of fighting off foreign invaders and helping the body repair itself. For example, overcoming colds, removing an ingrown hair, protecting a sprained ankle, and so on. However, inflammation can get out of control and become an …
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What are processed foods? Processed foods are foods that that have been purposely changed prior to consumption.This can be in a positive way, for instance adding vitamins and minerals to products to make the food more nutritious, or pre-slicing fruit and vegetables to make them easier to consume. However, there is a big difference between …
Sugar really does affect the teeth! A smile means so much and has the ability to make a child happy and confident. However this is so often not the case. According to public health England ‘a quarter of 5 year olds (24.7%) have tooth decay’ and ‘between 2014 and 2015 63,000 children aged between 0 …