http://www.wddty.com/food-and-diet en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 Yoghurt really is good for you. Probiotics, such as yoghurt drinks that contain live ‘friendly’ bacteria, can make your gut more efficient, and may help ward off problems such as diabetes and obesity. http://www.wddty.com/yoghurt-scientists-finally-work-out-why-it-s-so-good-for-us.html http://www.wddty.com/yoghurt-scientists-finally-work-out-why-it-s-so-good-for-us.html Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:30:00 GMT Health Yet more good news for sun worshippers and those who eat plenty of oily fish: the vitamin D derived from either activity reduces your risk of heart disease and increases your survival chances if you have cancer. http://www.wddty.com/the-sunshine-vitamin-it-s-good-for-your-heart-too.html http://www.wddty.com/the-sunshine-vitamin-it-s-good-for-your-heart-too.html Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:21:00 GMT Health Eating a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast every morning could be about the healthiest start to the day you can have, a new study has discovered. The whole-grain cereal can reduce cholesterol levels, and lower the risk of raised blood pressure, weight gain and type II diabetes. http://www.wddty.com/the-best-breakfast-eating-oatmeal-reduces-cholesterol-and-much-more.html http://www.wddty.com/the-best-breakfast-eating-oatmeal-reduces-cholesterol-and-much-more.html Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:18:00 GMT Health People impressed by the milk-only diet adopted by one obese man, who shed 70kg (11 stone) in a year, may want to think twice before they try it. Taxi driver Adrian Webb weighed 280kg (44 stone) when he was approved for a special diet, which involved drinking 3 litres (5 pints) of milk every day, and no solids. http://www.wddty.com/the-milk-diet-lose-weight-but-increase-your-cancer-risk.html http://www.wddty.com/the-milk-diet-lose-weight-but-increase-your-cancer-risk.html Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:12:00 GMT Health If you’re trying to wean yourself off the excesses of the Christmas period, a modest amount of dark chocolate every day could be the healthiest way to do it. http://www.wddty.com/the-best-post-christmas-diet-eat-dark-chocolate-to-improve-your-heart-s-health.html http://www.wddty.com/the-best-post-christmas-diet-eat-dark-chocolate-to-improve-your-heart-s-health.html Thu, 3 Jan 2008 02:18:00 GMT Health Eating a ‘true’ Mediterranean diet can increase your chances of living longer. You are 22 per cent less likely to die from any disease, and it can even help repair some of the damage done if you’re a smoker. http://www.wddty.com/mediterranean-diet-it-can-increase-your-chances-of-living-longer.html http://www.wddty.com/mediterranean-diet-it-can-increase-your-chances-of-living-longer.html Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:33:00 GMT Health Forget statins – the traditional Mediterranean diet can reduce the levels of LDL cholesterol dramatically, even among people who are at high risk of heart disease. http://www.wddty.com/cholesterol-the-mediterranean-diet-reduces-the-risk.html http://www.wddty.com/cholesterol-the-mediterranean-diet-reduces-the-risk.html Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:40:00 GMT Health A bottle of red wine every week is better at protecting you from heart disease than cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. And if you’re moderately well off, you’re far less likely to develop heart disease than someone from a poorer family. http://www.wddty.com/heart-health-a-bottle-of-red-wine-is-better-than-a-statin.html http://www.wddty.com/heart-health-a-bottle-of-red-wine-is-better-than-a-statin.html Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:57:00 GMT Health Processed foods such as white rice, pasta and bread may make your eyesight worse, especially as you get older. http://www.wddty.com/failing-eyesight-it-can-be-caused-by-too-much-processed-foods.html http://www.wddty.com/failing-eyesight-it-can-be-caused-by-too-much-processed-foods.html Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:10:00 GMT Health Diet may have more to do with our chances of developing breast cancer than we think. http://www.wddty.com/breast-cancer-a-good-diet-could-halve-your-risk.html http://www.wddty.com/breast-cancer-a-good-diet-could-halve-your-risk.html Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:02:00 GMT Health Smokers can do much to undo the damage caused by their habit by adopting a Mediterranean diet. Researchers from Harvard have found that the diet can reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by as much as 50 per cent. http://www.wddty.com/smokers-the-med-diet-can-help-undo-all-your-bad-work.html http://www.wddty.com/smokers-the-med-diet-can-help-undo-all-your-bad-work.html Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:35:00 GMT Health You can reduce your risk of heart disease by drinking three or more cups of black tea a day, a new study has found. Tea drinking can also protect against tooth plaque and can help strengthen bones. http://www.wddty.com/fancy-a-cuppa-drink-more-than-three-cups-a-day-to-reduce-your-risk-of-heart-disease.html http://www.wddty.com/fancy-a-cuppa-drink-more-than-three-cups-a-day-to-reduce-your-risk-of-heart-disease.html Thu, 7 Jun 2007 11:38:00 GMT Health Around 3 million chickens that are currently being sold in stores and supermarkets across America have been contaminated by the chemical melamine. http://www.wddty.com/food-alert-3-million-chickens-for-sale-in-the-usa-contaminated-by-glue-chemical.html http://www.wddty.com/food-alert-3-million-chickens-for-sale-in-the-usa-contaminated-by-glue-chemical.html Thu, 24 May 2007 11:25:00 GMT Health Mushrooms have been valued throughout the world — particularly in Asia — as both food and medicine for centuries. Now, some members of the fungal kingdom are beginning to attract the attention of Western medicine. http://www.wddty.com/mushroom-magic_1.html http://www.wddty.com/mushroom-magic_1.html Mon, 7 May 2007 12:08:00 GMT Health Raw milk is collected from farms daily or every other day and taken to dairies by tanker for processing. On arrival, it is subjected to various tests and, once given the all-clear, is stored and cooled at a temperature of 6 degrees C or less. http://www.wddty.com/the-dangers-of-commercial-milk.html http://www.wddty.com/the-dangers-of-commercial-milk.html Mon, 9 Apr 2007 04:05:00 GMT Health For years, low-fat cow’s milk has been enthusiastically promoted as the perfect health drink, providing adults with ‘essential’ vitamins and minerals, but without the so-called heart-unhealthy fat found in whole milk. However, new research suggests that low-fat milk could actually be doing us more harm than good, increasing the risk of serious health problems—from infertility to prostate cancer. http://www.wddty.com/low-down-on-low-fat-milk.html http://www.wddty.com/low-down-on-low-fat-milk.html Mon, 9 Apr 2007 03:50:00 GMT Health The connection between dietary fat and disease is so entrenched in our thinking that it has spawned a multimillion-dollar processed-foods industry, informed the dietary advice given by doctors to generations of heart patients and permeated our collective consciousness. http://www.wddty.com/the-low-fat-fallacy.html http://www.wddty.com/the-low-fat-fallacy.html Mon, 9 Apr 2007 03:44:00 GMT Health The tide is finally turning against chemical giant Monsanto and its right to use a growth hormone in every dairy herd in the USA. http://www.wddty.com/milk-how-much-longer-will-monsanto-be-allowed-to-put-growth-hormone-into-america-s-dairy-products.html http://www.wddty.com/milk-how-much-longer-will-monsanto-be-allowed-to-put-growth-hormone-into-america-s-dairy-products.html Thu, 5 Apr 2007 12:54:00 GMT Health