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Can Probiotics Help to Lower the Severity and Prevalence of Depression?
Mental disorders comprise a broad range of problems, with varying symptoms. Depression is one such mental illness that is recognised around the world and affects approximately one in ten people,…
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Growing Up: The Rise of Vertical Food Production
Today the population of the world is approximately 7.8 billion, and it is predicted to grow by another 2 billion people by 2050. Arable land is continuingly lost due to…
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A New Outlook on Protein Quality
The current definitions of protein quality are defined by biochemistry and metabolic matrices and are now deemed to be obsolete, inaccurate and potential harmful to public and planetary health. This…
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Protein Consumption: Is it all in the Timing?
Protein is an important component of a healthy diet and it is well established that daily protein intakes are important for sustaining muscular strength and mass. Now, there is growing…
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The Protein Shift: Five Points for Consideration.
Of late there appears to be an inherent shift in peoples eating patterns – with sources of protein seemingly being at the forefront. The trend towards veganism and plant-based diets…
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Precision Nutrition: A Promising New Tool for Personalised Nutrition
In the study of nutrition there is a need to validate and assess food intake and its effects on the body. Food intake is largely measured based on self-reported dietary…
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The EAT-Lancet Commission and the Planetary Plate
On June 12th-13th the EAT-Lancet Commission held their Food Forum in Stockholm. Planetary health has recently been included as a focus area within the Commission to highlight the critical role…
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The Nutritional Information Era: Dangers of Social Media Blogs vs. Evidence-Based Professional Advice.
Nutrition is important for improved health and wellbeing and reducing the risk of diet-related health conditions including chronic disease. Members of the public routinely seek health and nutrition-related information from…
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Lipophenols – Do They Show Promise from a Health Stance?
Polyphenols and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are natural compounds with proven health benefits. The two classes of compounds possess biological activity on oxidation, inflammation, cancer, cardiovascular and degenerative diseases,…
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Almonds & Health: An Update on the Science.
Nuts include tree nuts (almond, Brazil nut, cashew, hazelnut, macadamia, pecan, pine nut, pistachio and walnut) and ground nuts (peanut). The almond is native to Mediterranean climate regions of the…
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Why Food Shouldn’t Be Used to Soothe: New Evidence.
Eating practices established in childhood contribute to lifelong nutritional habits. Children develop the motor skills required to feed themselves and also develop preferences that affect their food choices. Parents and…
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Should we be moving towards using Micronutrient Ratios?
Micronutrients as Ratios All diets require large amounts of macronutrients: proteins, carbohydrates and fats; in addition to small amounts of micronutrients: vitamins and minerals. The failure to maintain the correct…
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Nutrition EU Exit Regulations: Response from The Government
Introduction Earlier this month we wrote an insight entitled ‘Nutrition EU Exit Regulations: Response from the Food Manufacturing and Nutrition Industry’. Today, the 29th March 2019, the United Kingdom was…
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Chrono-Nutrition: What is it and Does it Affect Cardiac Health?
Chrono-Nutrition Chrono-nutrition is a relatively new field of research in nutritional epidemiology. It encompasses three fields of eating behaviour: timing, frequency and regularity. Circadian rhythm misalignment can occur due to…
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Can Vitamins Help Antibiotics Combat Superbugs: A Potential Synergistic Antimicrobial Effect
What is Antibiotic Resistance? Antibiotic resistance is when bacteria develops the ability to resist the effects of antibiotics that could once successfully treat that bacteria. Antibiotic resistance is a subset…
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