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Breastfeeding children 'cuts risk of obesity and diabetes in later life'
Breastfeeding could help to prevent children developing diabetes and becoming obese later in life, scientists believe. New research shows that breastfed babies follow a different growth pattern to those who drink formula milk, which is likely to have future health benefits. Breast milk lowers levels of the growth hormone IGF-1 and insulin in the blood, which slows the rate of growth even after the child has started on solid foods. Slower weight gain is known to encourage healthier eating patterns.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...en-cuts-risk-obesity-diabetes-later-life.html
Experts call for 10% 'fat tax' on soft drinks to prevent obesity
Imposing a 10% "fat tax" on sugary drinks would help tackle soaring rates of obesity, according to new research by international experts. A price hike would cut consumption of heavily sugared drinks, which have been blamed for expanding waistlines, and prompt consumers to switch to healthier alternatives, claims the study, which has been published in the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/21/sugary-soft-drinks-obesity-tax
Your brain size shows how likely you are to develop Alzheimer's, research reveals
Having a brain packed full of grey matter means you are less likely to get Alzheimer?s disease. Scientists found people with a thinner brain cortex ? the outer layer of the brain ? were three times more likely to suffer from the condition.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...alzheimer-s-research-reveals-115875-23652556/
Breastfeeding could help to prevent children developing diabetes and becoming obese later in life, scientists believe. New research shows that breastfed babies follow a different growth pattern to those who drink formula milk, which is likely to have future health benefits. Breast milk lowers levels of the growth hormone IGF-1 and insulin in the blood, which slows the rate of growth even after the child has started on solid foods. Slower weight gain is known to encourage healthier eating patterns.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...en-cuts-risk-obesity-diabetes-later-life.html
Experts call for 10% 'fat tax' on soft drinks to prevent obesity
Imposing a 10% "fat tax" on sugary drinks would help tackle soaring rates of obesity, according to new research by international experts. A price hike would cut consumption of heavily sugared drinks, which have been blamed for expanding waistlines, and prompt consumers to switch to healthier alternatives, claims the study, which has been published in the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/dec/21/sugary-soft-drinks-obesity-tax
Your brain size shows how likely you are to develop Alzheimer's, research reveals
Having a brain packed full of grey matter means you are less likely to get Alzheimer?s disease. Scientists found people with a thinner brain cortex ? the outer layer of the brain ? were three times more likely to suffer from the condition.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health...alzheimer-s-research-reveals-115875-23652556/