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• Vitamin A deficiency linked to night blindness

  Getting the right vitamins and minerals in your diet is crucial to healthy living, and people have been reminded of the dangers of vitamin...

• Low-GI diet could protect eyesight from AMD

  Eating a diet with a low glycaemic index (GI) could delay the onset of age-related macular degeneration, which can cause people to lose...

• Savoury protein breakfast 'the best way to start the day'

  Having protein with breakfast can help prevent cravings later in the day, as well as giving your body the energy it needs.
  
  That is according to nutritional therapist Charlotte Watts, who also suggested that during the winter months, the...

• Think creatively and eating organic won't cost the earth

  When asked, most people will say that buying organic food costs more per basket of shopping than regular goods and most will use this as their reason for not going organic.
  
  But according to Josh Stride from the Soil Association, eating a...

• Dedicated dieting sees man lose 200 pounds in 10 months

  Most people don't stick to a New Year's resolution but Jay Wornick from Fulton, New York did and he's now half the man he used to be and proud of it.
  
  Challenged by wife Angela in a race to see who could lose the most weight...

• Infants as young as six months could show signs of childhood obesity

  Infants who gain weight at a rapid rate during their first few months are significantly more likely to go on to suffer from obesity in later life than those who develop at a slower rate, scientists have claimed.
  
  New research carried out by...

• Banning fizzy drinks in schools 'makes no difference to childhood obesity'

  Banning children from consuming fizzy drinks during school hours will not help in the battle against childhood obesity, scientists in the United States have argued.
  
  While a number of both primary and secondary schools on both sides of the...

• Doctors urged to be more direct with obese patients

  Obese adults are failing to get the message that shedding excess pounds can help reduce the risk of developing serious conditions such as cancer. 
  
  New research carried out in Scotland has revealed that, in spite of ongoing efforts to...

• Nutrition and exercise 'just as important for mood as physical health'

  Eating a nutritious diet and getting plenty of exercise is not just good for the physical health; it can also improve a person's mood...

• Obese patients 'at high risk from complications after critical illnesses and trauma'

  Obese patients face a higher likelihood of severe inflammation, cell death and multi-system organ failure in the aftermath of trauma, severe burns, critical illnesses or acute pancreatitis, a new study has found.
  
  Research published in...