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We are passionate about all things nutrition and health from farm to fork. In our blog below you’ll find some thoughts, news and reports from our team and specialist network. Each focuses on a hot topic in the food nutrition and health environment. Enjoy and please do share the love, comment or give us the thumbs up if you found useful.
Going vegan can prevent diabetes: Nutrilicious News Digest
This week plant-based diets were back in the news again, following a study suggesting a vegan diet could help prevent diabetes. Here’s our analysis.
Vegetarian and vegan diets more popular than ever: Nutrilicious News Digest
The rise in popularity of vegetarian and vegan diets is in the news. So is meat off the menu?
Is soya milk the healthiest alternative to cow’s milk?: Nutrilicious News Digest
In this week’s investigation into the headlines, we analyse plant-based alternatives to dairy milk. Is soya best?
Gluten free foods are less healthy: Nutrilicious News Digest
This week we explore the headline ‘Gluten free foods are more expensive and less healthy’.
Energy drinks and unhealthy food advertising: Nutrilicious News Digest
Each week we analyse some of the hot headlines in health and nutrition news. This week we look at the health effects of energy drinks; and a new report from Cancer Research UK on unhealthy food advertising for children.
Fry ups in pregnancy, coconut oil and sleep: Nutrilicious News Digest
Each week we analyse some of the hot headlines in health and nutrition news. This week we look at the role of choline in pregnancy, the health aspects of coconut oil and whether sleep can help us cut down on sugar.
Children’s snacks; processed meat and breast cancer: Nutrilicious News Digest
Each week we analyse some of the hot headlines in health and nutrition news. This week we look at a new ‘Change4Life’ campaign on children’s snacks; the link between processed meats and breast cancer; and the use of diabetes drugs in Alzheimer’s disease.
The Mediterranean diet, stroke and fruit juice: Nutrilicious news digest
Each week we analyse some of the hot headlines in health and nutrition news. In our last round up for the year, we look at the ‘Mediterranean diet’ pill, herbal remedies for stroke, and fruit juice in asthma.
Alcohol, breastfeeding, alternative diets for cancer: Nutrilicious news digest
Each week we analyse some of the hot headlines in health and nutrition news. This week we look at wine glass size increase, NHS breastfeeding incentives and a man who claims a raw vegan diet cured his cancer. HEADLINE 1: WINE GLASSES NOW SEVEN TIMES LARGER THAN...
Joining the fight against high cholesterol
Currently 2.3 million people in the UK are living with heart disease, at an annual cost of £953m to the NHS. The link between high cholesterol and heart disease is well known. What’s less known is the impact plant stanol esters can have on lowering cholesterol.