Xinhua - English: "JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Obesity is a great public health problem in South Africa, with 23 percent of men and 57 percent of women being overweight, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Monday. Physical inactivity [...]
Obsity spreads to South Africa
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Tuesday, May 31, 2005
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Mad Dogs Englishmen and Midday Sun
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Friday, May 27, 2005
bmj.com -- UK health news 20050527: "Midday sun may be good for you Source: The Guardian Date: 27/05/2005 The Guardian and The Sun report on the news that Ann Webb, an ultraviolet radiation expert at the University of Manchester, has reported that the [...]
Secret Research on GM food Risks
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Thursday, May 26, 2005
Natural Products Magazine: "IOS says secret GM study reveals scientists health fears - May 25, 2005 The Independent on Sunday (IOS) says that a secret report produced by GM food giant Monsanto has renewed fears among scientists that eating genetically [...]
Passive Smoking Halves Fertility Thwarts pregnancy
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At last some more evidence for the bleedin obvious! bmj.com -- UK health news 20050526: "Living with a smoker halves chances of IVF pregnancy Source: The Times Date: 26/05/2005 The Times and The Guardian report the news that a study by McMaster University [...]
Breast is best and grapefruit helps fight ulcers.
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Tuesday, May 24, 2005
bmj.com -- UK health news 20050524: "Mum's milk cuts baby's heart risk Source: Daily Express Date: 24/05/2005 The Daily Express reports today that a study in Denmark and Estonia has found that babies who are breast-fed will grow up to have healthier [...]
Heart Disease, Stroke and Milk.
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World Vegetarian And Vegan News: "In the Bristol Study that claimed to prove milk that wasn't as bad for health as some nutritionists believe it appears the effects could be more to do with what the milk replaced rather than the milk itself.Not only [...]
Vegans Worry Cadbury's will put Dairy in G&B
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Sunday, May 22, 2005
Vegans felt safe with Green and Blacks in Craig Sam's hands. Although not vegan he is macrobiotic and started up some of the UK's finest Vegetarian Brands such as Whole Earth, Real Eat, and a string of others.The fear is that Cadburys the kings of sugar [...]
Veggieburgers Vs Beefburgers for Health
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Saturday, May 21, 2005
World Vegetarian And Vegan News: "The study compares the McVeggie burger with McDonald's beef burger and asks what if the next 100 billion burgers were McVeggie patties instead of beef? McDonald's customers would benefit from an estimated 1 billion more [...]
bmj.com -- UK health news 20050520
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Friday, May 20, 2005
bmj.com -- UK health news 20050520: "Tomato a day keeps doc away Source: The Sun Date: 20/05/2005 It is reported briefly over a number of publications today that tomatoes may be able to slash the risk of heart attacks and [...]
Grapefruits for ulcers and Cancer drug toxicity
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Wednesday, May 18, 2005
bmj.com -- UK health news 20050518: "Grapefruit ulcer hope Source: Daily Mail Date: 18/05/2005 In a very small snippet in the Mail, scientists have claimed that grapefruit seed extract - sold in health food shops - could dramatically reduce the level [...]
Why Nutritionists are better than Doctors
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Here's another reason why in some instances you may be better off with a nutritionist than a doctor. You pay nutritionists by the hour. Often the most valuable thing a nutritionist does is not prescibe a supplement or run a test but educate you in the [...]
Vitamin D - More May Be Better
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Monday, May 16, 2005
Vitamin D - More May Be Better: "Vitamin D has long been known to help keep your bones in good shape. The May issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers new research that shows vitamin D may play a much bigger role in overall health. Several recent studies [...]
Vegetarian Option Often Not the Healthiest Option Says UK Nutritionist
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Thursday, May 12, 2005
Vegetarian Option Often Not the Healthy Option Says UK Nutritionist: "As we draw close to the UK's National Vegetarian Week, London Nutritionists Foods For Life say Simply cutting the meat out of your diet is not enough to reach optimum health(PRWEB) [...]
Water Mismanagement and Droughts Cause Death in Ethiopia.
Diposkan oleh Unknown on Saturday, May 7, 2005
ReliefWeb Document Preview UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Ethiopia donor update 05 May 2005: "UNICEF Humanitarian Action: Ethiopia donor update 05 May 2005Currently 136,000 children in the most vulnerable areas are severely malnourished. In the update [...]
