October Diet Bytes
Dietitian Juliette Kellow uncovers the diet and food stories to hit the headlines in the last month.
Diet Bytes October 2006
By Dietitian, Juliette Kellow BSc RD
Seafood... and Eat It This year the theme for Seafood Week, which runs from 6-13 October, is ‘2 a week.’ The aim is to encourage everyone to eat 2 servings of fish each week, as recommended by the Food Standards Agency. Read More...
Obesity Affecting Education New research published in the International Journal of Obesity reveals that being overweight doesn’t just affect a child’s health. It can also have an impact on their education and ability to learn. Read More...
What Makes Us Fat? Most of us usually know why we’ve piled on the pounds. Now, a new study in the International Journal of Obesity confirms the reasons most of us gain weight – and you won’t be surprised to discover that ‘weight gain from slow metabolism’ isn’t one of them. Read More...
Obesity Linked to Blindness Being obese increases our risk of heart disease, diabetes, joint problems and certain cancers. Now a new report from the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) supported by Boots Opticians reveals that being obese means you’re also twice as likely to go blind. Read More...
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