Unnecessarily avoiding gluten could be harming your heart says the authors behind a new study published online by the British Medical Journal today. Only those with Coeliac Disease need to avoid gluten,...

A study has found those with the ‘obesity gene’ can lose weight through diet, exercise and medications just as easily as those who do not have the gene. According to the study published this week by...

“Ultra-processed” food make up more than half of all calories consumed by Americans daily says a new study.   Published in Volume 3, Issue Six of the BMJ Open journal, researchers from the University...

A new study published on the 13 January 2016 by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has found a link between excessive potato consumption and gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy).   Researchers...

Eating a handful of walnuts each day has been linked to a better overall diet and an improvement in certain risk factors amongst people at high risk of diabetes.   Published on 23 November 2015 in...

Saturated fats are not associated with an increased risk of death, heart disease, stroke, or type 2 diabetes, finds a Canadian study published in The British Medical Journal (BMJ) this week. However, the...

Australian researchers, including from The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, have found that caffeine-drinking long distance drivers of heavy vehicles are significantly less likely to crash...

Teaching new mothers about healthy eating and active play can reduce the risk of their child being overweight or obese, new research from the University of Sydney has found. The study, a collaboration...

Doctors have supported calls for a complete ban of trans fatty acids in food in the UK. Assistant professor Dariush Mozaffarian and Professor Meir J Stampfer, both of the Harvard School of Public Health,...