Sandwiches 'full of fat, salt and sugar' The health risks from pre-packaged sandwiches have been featured in several newspapers, with The Times featuring the headline ‘Cheese and pickle sandwich and a heart attack’ and the Daily Mail warning that, ‘Ready-lunch can contain as much [salt] as 12 bags of…

Buddhist nuns deliver good news for vegans : thewest.com.au Healthy Bones – Plant Based Calcium study Further proof and scientific evidence that challenges the popular dietitian’s myth that we need cow’s milk for calcium to build healthy bones and maintain good bone density. This research further strengthens the vegans…

Why you should spit out your energy drink | Metro.co.uk : Considering many people go to the gym to manage their weight London Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston has long held the view that the best thing to do with the sugary drinks on sale in Gyms is to spit them…

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Health Conditions in Adolescents : A study presented at the American Heart Association’s 49th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, linked low vitamin D levels with several health conditions in teenagers. The research team had looked at data of 3,577 adolescents aged…

Mars Snackfood Urges U.S. Congress to Update National School Nutrition Standards – FOXBusiness.com : “Mars has worked with the Alliance to encourage the adoption of new school nutrition guidelines that follow the 35-10-35 formula. ” — “which means that snackfoods sold in schools would have no more than 35…

Hormone-mimics In Plastic Water Bottles Act As Functional Estrogens Further to the publicity about the dangers of babies formula plastic feeding bottles there is new research about xeno – estrogens in plastic drinking bottles. Yvonne Bishop-Weston Nutritionist London says “One solution is to get your own water filter –…