Simple Health Tips
January 15th, 2010
1. Ensure that your diet contains a wide variety of foods 2. Control your weight: avoid obesity 3. Cut down on total fat intake 4. Eat more high-fibre and micronutrient-rich foods (fruits, vegetables, wholegrain cereal products). Especially include leafy green and yellow vegetables such as spinach and carrots, and members of the cabbage family such [...]
The Facts on Food and Cancer – Part 2
January 7th, 2010
Official cancer prevention campaigns have tended to shy away from advice about nutrition, preferring to focus on personal control of what enters the lungs and is absorbed through the skin. But the self-help anti-cancer strategy is entering a new age. A steady stream of studies, providing compelling evidence linking diet with various types of cancer, [...]
The Facts on Food and Cancer – Part 2
January 7th, 2010
Official cancer prevention campaigns have tended to shy away from advice about nutrition, preferring to focus on personal control of what enters the lungs and is absorbed through the skin. But the self-help anti-cancer strategy is entering a new age. A steady stream of studies, providing compelling evidence linking diet with various types of cancer, [...]
The Facts on Food and Cancer – Part 1
January 6th, 2010
Take a stroll through any large supermarket . . . shelves groaning, freezer cabinets piled high, aisles stretching into the distance. While the goods on display look appetising enough, it is the labels that attract attention – NO ADDED SUGAR; HIGH IN FIBRE; SALT REDUCED; LOW IN CALORIES; NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS, FLAVOURINGS, PRESERVERS OR ‘IMPROVERS’. [...]
