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Toddlers get nearly half their calories from ultra-processed foods

Written by | 8 Oct 2024

Toddlers in the UK obtain nearly half (47%) of their calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), and this rises to 59% by the age of seven, according to a… read more.

Medicines, nutritional supplements and deprescribing

Written by | 7 Oct 2024

Lisa Jamieson’s interest in nutrition and nutritional supplements was sparked by some of her own experiences whilst studying for a master’s degree in nutritional medicine. In this series… read more.

Could a good diet and supplements reduce the need for medication?

Written by | 6 Oct 2024

Healthcare professionals should always consider whether nutritional factors are at play when a person presents with new symptoms, even if they do not look malnourished at first glance,… read more.

How much vitamin D do you really need?

Written by | 5 Oct 2024

Research shows that vitamin D has functions beyond bone health and is critical for immune function. In addition, vitamin D can only be activated in the body when… read more.

Why the omega-3/omega-6 fatty acid balance is critical

Written by | 4 Oct 2024

Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are both essential components of the diet and precursors for inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mediators and a balanced intake may even reduce the need… read more.

Is magnesium a forgotten nutrient?

Written by | 3 Oct 2024

Magnesium is critical for more than 600 different processes in the body involving the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological systems and yet we hear much less about it… read more.

How diet and nutrition impact health

Written by | 2 Oct 2024

Lisa Jamieson’s interest in nutrition and nutritional supplements was sparked by some of her own experiences whilst studying for a master’s degree in nutritional medicine. She realised that,… read more.

4 in 5 pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by third trimester, study finds

Written by | 30 Sep 2024

Four out of five pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by their third trimester, a University College Cork (UCC) study reveals. Researchers at the Irish Centre for… read more.

More than half of UK government nutrition advisors are paid by food companies

Written by | 19 Sep 2024

More than half of the experts on the UK government’s nutrition advisory panel have links to the food industry, reveals an investigation by The BMJ today. At least 11 of… read more.

Primary care providers urged to assist patients who engage in emotional eating

Written by | 9 Sep 2024

Primary care providers are well positioned to address emotional eating because of their long-term relationships with patients, noted Jana DeSimone Wozniak, PhD and Hsiang Huang, MD, MPH, of Harvard… read more.

Obesity-related cancer rising sharply in young Chinese people

Written by | 5 Sep 2024

Rates of obesity-linked cancers in China rose at an alarming 3.6% every year between 2007 and 2021 while non-obesity-related cancers remained stable, according to new data published in… read more.

Fewer than 3 of 10 women cite diet when asked how to reduce chances of breast cancer

Written by | 3 Sep 2024

Just 28% of U.S. women are aware that a healthful diet can lower the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a just-released Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning… read more.

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