20170513

Yoghurt is your secret weapon against brittle bones as you get older

Regularly eating yoghurt brings health benefits for women and men.
Pensioners who eat a daily pot of yoghurt slash their risk of suffering from brittle bone syndrome by half, according to new research. And researchers say the more yoghurt they eat, the greater the benefit for their bone health. Mirror

20170508

Heart disease CURE - a daily dose of THIS could reverse damage caused by high-fat diet

Cinnamon may lessen the risk of cardiovascular damage of a high-fat diet, researchers have found.
Heart disease: Cinnamon could protect against high-fat diet and reduce heart attack riskExperts said it can activate the body’s antioxidant and anti-inflammatory systems and slow the fat-storing process, according to an animal study. EXPRESS

20170506

YOUNG FOREVER: Eating broccoli, cabbage and avocado could SLOW DOWN effects of ageing

Broccoli Professor Dr Shin-ichiro Imai at Washington University School of Medicine in America said: "We have shown a way to slow the physiologic decline that we see in ageing mice
In experiments on older mice given nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) slowed their physical ageing and gave them the metabolism of much younger mice. It reduced ageing on muscles, bones, livers, eye sight, insulin sensitivity, immune function, body weight and physical activity levels. 

AVOCADO SUPERFOOD: Eating just HALF a day 'can help stave off heart disease and diabetes'

Avocado could prevent heart disease A study of almost 30,000 people found those who regularly consumed the fruit were a third less likely to be overweight.
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They weighed more than half-a-stone (7.5lbs) less on average, had a waist that was more than an inch slimmer and a BMI (body mass index) that was one unit lower. Express

20170429

Love it or hate it, Marmite could boost brain power, say scientists

University of York researchers say that Marmite can alter the fine balance of electrical activity in the brain.
Their study suggests that these changes are due to the high levels of vitamin B12 found in the spread. Mirror

20170424

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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