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• Chocolate diet can cut heart disease risk

  Eating chocolate can help protect against heart disease and stroke, according to research conducted by Cambridge University.
  
  The study, which has been published on Bmj.com, was led by Dr Oscar Franco and his colleagues and took into...

• Higher protein diet boosts muscle mass to maintain metabolism

  Eating a high protein diet with lower levels of carbohydrates can helpdecrease fat around the stomach and boost lean muscle...

• Aerobics better for fat burning than resistance training, research shows

  Aerobic exercise burns more calories than resistance training, so is the best way to lose abdominal fat, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Centre.
  
  The researchers, whose research was published in the American Journal of...

• BHF: Obesity predictions are 'deeply worrying'

  A new report published in The Lancet has calculated that 48 per cent of men will be obese by 2030, unless the government intervenes.
  
  The report suggests that while it is ultimately the responsibility of the individual to decide if they...

• Probiotics as part of diet can restore balance

  Stress can affect how people digest food and may lead them to be more susceptible to contracting the flu or a cold.
  
  That is according to Janine Barlow, probiotic expert, who has warned that being stressed may cause diarrhoea.
  
  She...

• Nuts and oats lower cholesterol

  Eating a diet rich in nuts, oats and soy products can help people to lower their cholesterol levels, according to research from the...

• Life Cycle UK: Cycling aids weight management

  Cycling can help people to manage their weight and is an effective way to keep physically and mentally fit.
  That is according to Poppy Brett, director of Life Cycle UK, who has said that cycling to work or school every day may be a way to...

• People unaware good diet and exercise decreases bowel cancer risk

  Patients are dying from bowel cancer unnecessarily as they are being diagnosed too late, according to Mark Flannagan, chief executive of Beating Bowel Cancer.
  
  His comments come in the wake of research by Cancer Research UK, which revealed...

• Doctor suggests protein beneficial to older dieters

  A clinical trial into the effects of eating different food groups when dieting has shown that consuming more protein can help protect against a possible reduction in muscle mass, Dr Mina Mojtahedi, a researcher on the project, has said.
  
  Dr...

• High-salt diet and sedentary lifestyle bad for brain, research shows

  A high-salt diet combined with a sedentary lifestyle can impair cognitive health in older people, according to researchers at Baycrest in...