Behind the Headlines

Overweight people 'live longer' study claims

Wednesday Jan 2 2013

“Being overweight can extend life rather than shorten it,” is the headline in The Independent. This and related headlines come from a large review of previous research...

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Family meals 'help kids get their five-a-day'

Thursday Dec 20 2012

'Family meals aid five-a-day: Eating together at the table boosts children's intake of fruit and vegetables,' the Daily Mail reports. The news is from a study that aimed to explore the influence that the home...

Social networking 'makes people snack more'

Thursday Dec 20 2012

"Facebook 'encourages unhealthy snacking'," according to The Daily Telegraph. It reports on a study that apparently found that socialising with close friends online on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter...

TV chefs' recipes 'less healthy' than ready meals

Tuesday Dec 18 2012

'Researchers say recipes from Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson contain more calories and fat than meals from supermarkets,' The Guardian reports. This comes after a study that analysed the nutritional content of 100 recipes in bestselling cookery books…

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Energy drinks 'no better than a strong coffee'

Monday Dec 17 2012

'The only useful ingredient in beverages such as Redbull is caffeine', according to the Daily Mail, after new research argues that claims that other ingredients such as guarana and ginseng can boost energy, maybe a 'load of old bull'…

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No need for complicated diet plan – just eat less fat

Friday Dec 14 2012

A recent headline in the Daily Mail tells us to 'Ditch the fancy diets, just cut down on fat'. The news is based on a study looking at the effects of reducing the amount of fat in a diet has on weight loss...

Is high-fat food addictive?

Thursday Dec 13 2012

'Dieting makes people feel depressed because cutting out fatty foods alters their brain' is the alarming claim in The Daily Telegraph. They are reporting on a recent study looking at what effect suddenly withdrawing a high-fat diet had on mice…

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Four cups of coffee a day 'halves' mouth cancer risk

Wednesday Dec 12 2012

“Drinking coffee halves the risk of mouth cancer – even in smokers and drinkers,” claims the Daily Mail. This story is based on a large US study that found that adults who reported drinking more than four cups of caffeinated coffee a day...

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Does a tomato a day keep depression away?

Wednesday Dec 5 2012

'Yet another good reason to tuck into that salad: Eating tomatoes could ward off depression' is the claim in the Daily Mail. It is based on a new study looking at whether there was an association between reported tomato consumption and depression…

Syrup found in biscuits 'triggering global diabetes epidemic'

Wednesday Nov 28 2012

"Syrup found in biscuits, ice cream and energy drinks fuelling diabetes on a 'global scale'," reports the Daily Mail, highlighting that countries that use large amounts of fructose corn syrup...

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