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Govt aims to tackle fruit and veg consumption
The government's Healthy Living initiative is today being launched to tackle the barriers facing parents when trying to establish a lifestyle for their children.
Top Tips for Top Mums is the first project being rolled out. It will
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Fruit juice 'protects against disease'
Drinking lots of fruit juice provides your body with high amount of antioxidants which cuts your risk of some diseases, according to a new report.
Scientists at Glasgow University have found that people who drink quantities of apple,
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Women's walk is 'key to attractiveness'
The attractiveness of women is all down to the way they walk, according to a new study.
Researchers at the New York University have studied 700 people and found that the participants rated women more attractive if they swayed their hips as
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New weight loss surgery complications discovered
A rare condition which results in memory loss and confusion is caused by weight loss surgery, according to a new study.
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina have found that a syndrome called Wernicke
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Brain 'develops quicker' with nutritious fatty acids
New evidence has come to light that feeding overweight children more fatty acids can boost their mental abilities.
Research by Professor Basant Puri has been carried out in preparation for a TV programme about fast food and its effects on
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Boozing 'fuelled by pub-based soaps'
Television soap operas are to blame for the rise in teenagers drinking alcohol, according to a new study.
A survey by The Food Magazine has found that 17 per cent of Coronation Street scenes feature alcohol while other soaps like
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Killer disease 'halted by cocoa'
The risk of heart disease, strokes and cancer could be cut by drinking cocoa, according to a new study.
Scientists at Harvard Medical School have been observing a tribe in Panama called the Kuna tribe where members drink around 40 cups of
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Mercury in fish 'health warning'
A mercury warning has been issued around the world by scientists because higher levels of the toxic chemical than ever before are falling from the skies.
An international group of scientists backed the Madison Declaration on Mercury
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Govt should 'push healthier food on public'
More action needs to be taken by the government to force the nation to become healthier and eat more nutritious food, according to one consumer watchdog.
A report from Which? recommends that action to curb junk food adverts to children
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Expert blames obesity on 'city living'
City living is responsible for health problems such as obesity and asthma, according to one expert.
Dr David Haslam from the National Obesity Forum says that temptations of over-using the motor car and a lack of green spaces in urban areas
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Diabetes 'needs more attention'
Some 100,000 people were diagnosed with diabetes last year in the UK and the government should do more to treat them, according to a new assessment.
The Department of Health has found that there are probably another million people in the
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Study 'vindicates Atkins diet'
Though the Atkins diet was derided for its emphasis on eating meat and fat, it has scored well in recent research into the nutritional benefits of certain diets.
Scientists at Stanford University compared 300 women as they began four
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