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Ham, hot dogs, and other processed red meats are increasingly linked to health problems. Eating processed meat regularly may raise the odds of developing dementia, cancer, and heart disease. Studies suggest switching to foods like beans and fish instead helps improve longevity and health. Bacon, ham, and sausage could be shaving healthy years off your…
According to a nutrition-themed study, every soft drink you consume shaves 12 minutes off your life, while each hot dog reduces your life expectancy by 36 minutes. Other processed foods that can cost you valuable time include pizza and mac and cheese, while the toll for a piece of bacon is six minutes. On the…
CHICAGO — Consumers are taking more control of their dietary choices today, and as a result, are choosing to eat healthier than in recent years, according to new research by Mintel in its Food and Drink Nutrition Claims report. In the report, nearly 1 in 5 people surveyed (19%) currently claim to eat healthy “all…
Grazing pigs. Image by Marion Streiff from Pixabay China has reopened access to “major UK pork producers” following Covid-linked restrictions on some exports of the protein into the Asian country. The deal secured with China by the UK government and industry representatives applies to “unprocessed pork products”, an agreement that is expected to add £80m…
If you joined Americans in tucking into a Thanksgiving dinner last week, no doubt the centrepiece on the table was roast turkey. “Meat is really intimately tied with a lot of traditions and festivities,” says Emma Garnett, a postdoctoral researcher who studies behaviour change and sustainable diets at the University of Oxford in England. Even…
No thanks! Psst, you don’t have to go into feast mode just because it’s Thanksgiving. It’s possible to enjoy the indulgent holiday without feeling overstuffed. Stephanie Schiff, a registered dietitian nutritionist at Northwell Huntington Hospital, said that what and when you eat makes all the difference on Thanksgiving. Start your Thanksgiving with a salad to…
A key deficiency may be an early warning sign of colorectal cancer in young people. Colorectal cancer has long been associated with older adults, especially people over 65. However, rates have been steadily rising among adults under 50 since the ’90s. Joel Mason, a gastroenterologist at Tufts University, recently shared that rectal bleeding, a noticeable change in…
Since its popularisation by Dr Atkins in the early 1970s, the low-carb diet, or Atkins diet, has been regarded as a fast and easy route to weight loss. And more recently, it’s being used as a way to help manage prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic health conditions. But critics claim this approach to…