Experts say around 20,000 lives a year could be saved if Britons simply tweaked their diet to include one gram less of salt a day, an extra piece of fruit and less saturated fat.
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Try the less is more diet: Study says little changes have the biggest impact
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Doctors mistook woman’s pregnancy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome… until THREE HOURS before she gave birth
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010A hairdresser gave birth to a baby girl – just three hours after being told she was pregnant by doctors [...]
Britons getting just SIX hours of sleep a night – and it’s doing us harm
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Britons are getting 25 per cent less sleep than they need, a worrying survey has found. The average person sleeps for just over six hours a night, well below the traditionally recommended eight hours.
How too much fruit can make you fat! Thought plenty of grapes or apples will keep you healthy? Think again…
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010It seems some people are actually eating too much fruit, leading to health problems such as obesity, and to tooth decay.
Why a glass a day WILL keep the doctor away…
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010A study has shown that moderate women drinkers put on less weight than those who stick to soft drinks – and those who drank red wine put on the least weight.
Helping women in developing countries
Monday, March 8th, 2010Women grow 60 to 80 per cent of the food in developing nations and are breadwinners in one in three homes worldwide. Yet women and children in developing countries are most vulnerable to food insecurity.
Ten complaints a day from new mothers in NHS maternity wards
Monday, March 8th, 2010The catalogue of complaints ranges from patronising and rude midwives and doctors, to botched deliveries and babies being born in toilets and on reception floors.
Vitamin pills ‘are useless within a week of opening’
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Even keeping products in bottles with lids might not stop the pills degrading in humid environments.
