Malnutrition affects 70% of children in Malawi, now an enriched peanut butter mixture is promoting recovery in large numbers of children. The nutrient-rich mixture contains peanuts, powdered milk, oil, sugar, and added vitamins and minerals. Produced in a Malawian factory, the mixture is given to the mothers of the children to feed at home. The [...]

 
 
A recent survey has found that Britons throw away a third of the food they buy. This wasteful revelation has prompted the Government to launch a campaign, to make people aware of just how much food they are regularly putting into their bins. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), said the amount of food [...]

 
 
A study, by Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, found that eating nuts could reduce the risk of blindness. The researchers discovered that consuming foods with a high content of vitamins E and C, beta carotene and zinc, was associated with a 35% reduction in the risk of age-related macular degeneration, a condition that can lead [...]

 
Putting folic acid in bread may have harmful consequences for health, researchers warned today. The Food Standards Agency has recently made plans for folic acid to be added to flour, in an attempt to reduce the instances of birth defects. At the moment, the plan is only being proposed, and the final decision will be [...]

 
There’s nothing new about promoting the health benefits of chocolate, but Prestat, the makers of Choxi+, seem to have produced the healthiest chocolate of all. Full of antioxidants, Choxi+ is said to contain up to three times more antioxidants than other brands. The levels of these disease fighting compounds are so high, that eating just [...]

 
A genetically engineered carrot, containing high amounts of calcium, has been developed by scientists in the US. They believe that people eating these ‘supercarrots’ will absorb 41% more calcium compared to a standard carrot. It is hoped that these new carrots would provide an easy way for people to consume more calcium, therefore helping to [...]

 
The UK Government’s Food Standards Agency is considering putting warning labels on dairy foods including butter and cheese. The warnings come in a bid to combat Britain’s rising obesity levels. The aim is to encourage people to reduce the amount of saturated fat they consume, and cigarette packet style warnings are being developed to get [...]

 
 
Many vitamins, taken by around 30% of people, do not extend life and may even cause premature death. These are the findings of a review that looked at 67 studies, involving more than 230,000 men and women. A group of internationally respected scientists found that there was no convincing evidence showing that taking supplements of [...]

 
 
A controversial additive, linked to DNA damage, is to be removed from Diet Coke. The additive at the centre of the controversy is sodium benzoate (E211), which is used as a preservative in the drink. The phasing out process means that by the end of 2008 no Diet Coke drinks will contain E211. However, E211 [...]

 
 
The health benefits of folate (folic acid) have been well known for many years, yet folate is usually promoted for preventing anemia in pregnant mothers and spinal birth defects. Now a recent study has shown folate, found in leafy green vegetables, can reduce the damaging effects of heart attacks. The study looked at the condition [...]