Comfort food is traditionally an easy-to-digest meal, soft in consistency, and rich in calories, nutrients, or both. Comfort food may be specific to either the individual or a specific culture. Many comfort foods are flavorful; some may also be easily prepared. Comfort foods may be consumed to positively pique emotions, to relieve negative psychological effects or to increase …
Day after day, it’s a familiar scene: rushing in the morning hours, gulping the last drop of coffee as you dash to out the door to start yet another hectic day. Did you forget something? Besides the keys to the car, did you have a proper breakfast? Breakfast is the important and first meal of …
Pregnant women seem to reduce the risk of asthma in children, if they take Omega-3 fatty acids. A new study suggests a link between women’s eating low-fat yogurt during pregnancy to an increased risk that their children will develop asthma and hay fever. Children of women who drank whole milk were at lower risk for …
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Many of you fail to follow the simple advice “Eat less and you will lose weight”, perhaps due to lack of will power. Most of you start dieting with the notion that you will experience fast results. Experts tell you that if you cut around 500 calories from your daily diet, or burn them off …
Free NHS Community Service is available to help you lose weight in each of the five boroughs in East Lancashire – Ribble Valley, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale – at a range of venues. Programmes are 12 weeks long, last for two hours and include exercise (adapted to individual ability), a health education session which …
Superfood is a term, used to describe food with high nutrient that may confer health benefits, with few properties considered to be negative, such as being high in saturated fats or artificial ingredients, food additives or contaminants. “Superfood” health benefits in the media: The NHS apparently got a little fed up of all the health …
The heavier a woman is, the greater her risk of dying early, than her normal-weight peers. Carrying extra weight, especially around the middle, is a risk factor for death among black women. The risk of death increases incrementally with rising body mass index (BMI). Once women are above normal weight, they have an increased risk …
Popcorn is a special type of corn grain. Instead of being eaten off the cob, popcorn is stripped from the cob and heated in a pan until the inside literally breaks through the tough hull, creating fluffy crunchy kernels. Popcorn seasonings include spices. Popcorns have flavours, such as chocolate, blueberry, strawberry, or coconut. Some popular …
Regular consumption of coffee could help reduce risk of death from heart disease, a new study suggests. Research findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine showed that drinking up to six cups of coffee per day is not linked to increased risk of premature death but can in fact serve as a protective measure against …
Fussy eaters, often do not eat fruits or vegetable. It does not matter what your personal likes and dislikes are – if you are at a point where you limit the range of foods that you eat more than what is good for you, then it is time to do something about it. But being …