Behind the Headlines
Food/diet
05 Mar 2012
“Ice cream 'could be as addictive as cocaine',” reported the Daily Mail.
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15 Dec 2011
“Alcohol tastes sweeter when loud music is playing,” Metro reported today.
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17 Aug 2011
The Daily Express reported today that “a nap can be spoiled by a nightcap” and that “a wee dram before bedtime…causes insomnia and robs a night’s rest of its restorative powers”. This news story is based on...
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04 Aug 2011
“Lentil-loving hippies have the right idea when it comes to beating bowel cancer,” according to the Daily Express. The newspaper says that a diet rich in beans, pulses and brown rice cuts the risk of developing bowel cancer by up to...
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04 Aug 2011
The Daily Mirror has reported that “a potentially deadly strain of salmonella that is resistant to drugs has been identified in Britain, [and] the strain – called S. Kentucky – has spread to these shores from...
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02 Aug 2011
“Seven in 10 babies fed too much salt,” read the Daily Express headline. The newspaper’s report said that “giving babies cow’s milk is a risk because it contains nearly four times as much salt as...
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27 Jul 2011
“Calorie counts on menus prompt healthy choices,” BBC News has today reported, saying that US research has found it helps healthy eating “but only in a limited way”. The research involved a...
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26 Jul 2011
The Daily Telegraph reported that, “women who drink cranberry juice to ease urinary tract infections would be better off sticking to a low dose of antibiotics.”
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15 Jul 2011
“Westerners are genetically programmed to drink alcohol and eat unhealthy foods, according to DNA analysis”, reported The Daily Telegraph. It said that scientists have discovered that Europeans are more likely...
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07 Jul 2011
“Alcohol damages DNA of unborn children beyond repair,” The Independent reported today. The newspaper says that “scientists have identified the precise molecular mechanism” through which alcohol damages DNA...
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