Behind the Headlines

Binge drinking rates could be higher than thought

Wednesday Feb 27 2013

"England is a nation of secret boozers," The Independent argues, as it reports on a study investigating the discrepancy between alcohol sales in England and the amount people say they drink in surveys. International estimates suggest people...

Mediterranean diet cuts heart and stroke risk

Tuesday Feb 26 2013

"Mediterranean diet 'cuts strokes and heart attacks in at-risk groups'," The Guardian advises. Along with much of the global media, The Guardian reports on a study that found that eating a diet rich in fruit...

Claim weight loss is linked to mealtimes unsupported

Friday Feb 22 2013

"Lunching like a prince and dining like a pauper really is the key to keeping trim," the Daily Mail explains, reporting how evening meals should be light and post-dinner snacks avoided. This claim is unsupported by the findings of the research...

Claim weight loss is linked to mealtimes unsupported

Friday Feb 22 2013

"Lunching like a prince and dining like a pauper really is the key to keeping trim," the Daily Mail explains, reporting how evening meals should be light and post-dinner snacks avoided. This claim is unsupported by the findings of the research...

'Fizzy drink tax' to stop UK being 'fat man of Europe'

Monday Feb 18 2013

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has published a report containing 10 recommendations designed to tackle the UK’s obesity epidemic – a story covered by most of the UK media…

Horsemeat investigation: latest update

Friday Feb 15 2013

The Food Standards Agency released a statement on February 14 confirming that it had detected the presence of phenylbutazone (bute) in horses slaughtered in the UK. The advice that contaminated horsemeat poses little health risk remains unchanged…

Study finds middle class kids more likely to be fat

Wednesday Feb 13 2013

'Children from middle-class families are generally fatter than their poorer counterparts' The Independent says as they report on a UK study that argues that the perceived wisdom of there being a direct link between poverty and obesity may be incorrect…

Does a veggie diet lead to a healthier heart?

Thursday Jan 31 2013

Most of the media is reporting the findings of a wide-ranging UK study that found that people on a vegetarian diet were 32% less likely to develop heart disease. The reduced risk is possibly due to veggies eating less cholesterol than meat eaters…

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Early lunchers lose more weight, study finds

Wednesday Jan 30 2013

'Scientists who studied the timing of meals have discovered that people who ate late in the day lost less weight than those who ate earlier' The Independent reveals after a Spanish study found that 'early-eaters' lost more weight than 'later-eaters'…

Plastic plates and kidney stones claim 'overcooked'

Wednesday Jan 23 2013

'Eating hot food off plastic plates can increase the risk of kidney stones' is the latest in a long-line of misleading Daily Mail headlines. The study they report on involved only 12 people and only looked at urine samples…