This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50946224 By BBC Health news If your New Year resolution is to lose some weight, avoid fad diets, because they don’t work and can be harmful, says NHS England’s top doctor. Diet pills, “tea-toxes” and appetite suppressant products are no quick fix, says Prof Stephen Powis, NHS medical director. Products…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49480864 By BBC Health news Red wine could be good for the gut, increasing the number of different types of helpful bacteria that can live there, according to researchers. The benefits are likely to come from polyphenols – compounds that white wine, beer and cider have far less of, the…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48989359 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News The origins of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa are in both the mind and the body, according to an international study. Anorexia is seen as a serious psychiatric disease. But doctors at King’s College London showed changes hardwired into some…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48939671 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News Sugary drinks – including fruit juice and fizzy pop – may increase the risk of cancer, French scientists say. The link was suggested by a study, published in the British Medical Journal, that followed more than 100,000 people for five years. The…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48446924 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News Ultra-processed foods – such as chicken nuggets, ice cream and breakfast cereals – have been linked to early death and poor health, scientists say. Researchers in France and Spain say the amount of such food being eaten has soared. Their studies…