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Decline of school meals 'can be reversed'
A new £17 million Lottery-funded health initiative is still aiming to improve the popularity of the nation's school meals despite worrying new statistics.
Figures show that meal uptake has fallen at 19 of the 27 schools inspected by
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Rising prices reduce free milk
Rising prices have reduced the amount of free milk delivered to people entitled to Healthy Start vouchers, a survey claims.
Dairy UK, an organisation serving the interests of the dairy industry, is concerned that the nutritional value of
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Red wine could help diabetes sufferers
A Chinese research team has published a new study in the journal Cell Metabolism, which shows a link between red wine and an ingredient which will fight diabetes.
A study in mice showed that relatively low doses of resveratrola, which is
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Study reveals what makes basil so spicy
Scientists from the University of Michigan have studied the chemical process that gives basil its sweet, warm scent.
Their study is to be published in the October issue of the journal Plos ONE and will provide a graphic insight into how
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Fortified milk could prevent the spread of breast cancer to bone
Breast cancer could be prevented from spreading to bone by strengthening the skeleton with calcium, new research has said.
Scientists at the Anzac Research Institute in Australia found that calcium deficiency could increase the likelihood
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Eating up your carbs 'can improve brain speed'
A high carbohydrate / low fat diet may help sharpen up your thought processes, according to quick-witted Australian researchers.
Carbohydrate foods such as bread, cereals and pasta are our body's preferred source of energy but often
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Children unaware of British food origins
Children in the UK are unlikely to know where traditional British food comes from, a study has concluded.
Research for the Year of Food and Farming reveals that 54 per cent of children do not know that pasties are from Cornwall and 80 per
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Don't eat for two, pregnant women warned
Obese women should gain less weight when pregnant and those severely obese should lose weight, research has recommended.
The advice comes from the largest population based study to look at how weight gain affects preeclampsia, or high
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One third of US children take supplements
Almost one third of US children regularly take supplements alongside their daily diets, research has shown.
The October issue of the journal Archives of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine contains the results from the National Health and
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Fruit and veg diets help the heart
Diets rich in fruit and vegetables are the most effective in reducing heart disease, a new study has concluded.
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) assessed weight loss plans from the New York Times
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Lifestyle changes could help prevent breast cancer
Lifestyle changes could be the best way to guard against breast cancer, research suggests.
Figures presented today at the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham reveal that simple changes could help cut cases by 5,700
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Dark chocolate could help ME sufferers
Dark chocolate could hold the key to a new treatment for ME.
The debilitating condition, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, can leave sufferers unable to work for long periods.
Researchers at the Hull York Medical School ran
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