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Teenage girls have 'poor diet', FSA study shows |
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:57 |
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The report, undertaken by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Department of Health, indicated that teenagers, especially girls, are eating far too much sugary fizzy drinks, chocolate, crisps and other junk food. Just 7 per cent of girls between the ages of 11 and 18 eat the recommended 5-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables, while more than two in five girls of this age group do not consume enough iron, magnesium and other key nutrients. The FSA said this was a "concern" and something they were trying to rectify by promoting its health message to teenagers on Facebook. |
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Superfruit blueberry is better for you than first thought |
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:56 |
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It has long been known that the purple berry is rich in cancer-preventing antioxidants and vitamins. Now researchers claim that the fibre in the fruit can help prevent a range of intestinal diseases such as ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease. |
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Drinking milk during pregnancy may reduce MS risk in child |
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:55 |
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The researchers found that the risk of MS was lower among women born to mothers who drank a lot of milk while pregnant, three or four glasses a day compared with just a few glasses a month. The link emerged from a study of 35,794 female nurses whose mothers provided information about their diet during pregnancy. Of the nurses taking part, 199 developed multiple sclerosis (MS) over a 16-year period. |
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Hayfever season 'may start next month' |
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:54 |
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A cold winter encourages birch trees to pollinate early, Prof Jean Emberlin, director of The National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit said. And for many people with hayfever symptoms tree pollen is the main problem. |
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NHS 'is cutting spending' on out of hours doctors |
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 10:52 |
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GP out of hours services have been heavily criticised after the death of 70-year-old David Gray in Cambridgeshire who was given an overdose of painkillers by German doctor Daniel Ubani on his first shift in Britain. The coroner in the case ruled he had been unlawfully killed and said there were 'weaknesses' in the out of hours system. |
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