Understanding Protein Quality

Date 15 May 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Understanding protein quality is crucial for maintaining overall health and supporting specific nutritional goals. Complete proteins are particularly valuable because they provide all essential amino acids necessary ...
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Sustainable Eating

Date 16 April 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
It is important to continue to focus on sustainability in our food systems. Adopting plant-forward diets can significantly reduce the environmental impact of our food choices, as plant-based foods generally require fewer resources ...
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Gut Health: Prebiotics and Probiotics

Date 15 March 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Prebiotics and probiotics play an important role in gut health. Professor Tim Spector emphasises the importance of understanding prebiotics and probiotics in maintaining gut health, which can have significant impacts on overall ...
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Blue Zones Diet

Date 19 February 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
The term 'Blue Zones' has been coined to refer to the places in the world with the healthiest, longest-living populations, including Okinawa; Japan, Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California ...
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Top Nutrition and Fitness Trends for 2024

Date 16 January 2024
Author Ilana Estelle
Forbes Health Advisory Board members share their predictions of the biggest food, fitness and wellness trends we are likely to see in 2024. Plant-based diets Experts expect that plant-based diets will continue to be popular in ...
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Breakfast and a Child's Development

Date 13 September 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
After a night's sleep, the first meal of the day is important to re-supply both the body and brain with necessary nutrients and energy. Why breakfast is so important to a child's development? A breakfast rich in ...
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Late Night Snacking

Date 14 August 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Late-night snacking is eating food close to bedtime. These cravings can be hard to curb and can be down to a number of reasons, such as hunger, habit, boredom, stress or simply unwinding before bedtime. However ...
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Uber Eats and British Nutrition Foundation

Date 15 July 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Uber Eats has announced that it has teamed up with the British Nutrition Foundation as part of its commitment to help tackle obesity and improve the accessibility and convenience of healthier options for customers. Uber Eats has over ...
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Foods That Boost the Immune System

Date 16 June 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Dr William Li MD is a physician, scientist, and the New York Times author. His work has led to the development of more than 40 new medical treatments and impacts care for more than 70 diseases including cancer, diabetes ...
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Nutrition and Ageing

Date 16 May 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
To date, around nutrition and ageing, there has been little research to collectively look at brain health, cognition and nutrition, and this latest study set out to further the understanding in this area. The study was led by Aron Barbey ...
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Stop Sabotaging Your Healthy Salads

Date 16 April 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
When it comes to salad, the health value of a salad really depends on quality rather than quantity. While salad has the potential of a health food, it's easier than you might imagine spoiling its benefits by pouring on salad ...
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Intuitive Eating

Date 17 March 2023
Author Ilana Estelle
Every year, millions of us go on diets. For many of us, long-term weight loss proves to be a difficult goal to achieve and most who manage to lose weight eventually put it back on. So, it's not surprising that some people are turning ...
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