Drink Milk ‘To Boost Brain Power’

No matter how old you are, drink at least a glass of milk everyday if you want to sharpen your mental skills, say researchers.

A new study has claimed that drinking a glass of milk daily not only boosts one’s intake of much-needed nutrients, but it also positively impacts one’s brain power and mental performance, the ‘International Dairy Journal’ reported.

According to the researchers, certain nutrients in dairy products, such as magnesium, could play a role in staving off memory loss. Moreover, dairy foods also help protect against heart disease and high blood pressure, which in turn maintains the brain’s ability to properly function. [Read more...]

Diet Change May Help Kids With ADHD

There’s limited evidence that any particular diet or supplement helps kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but at least some research suggests that omega-3 fatty acids may help while fatty “Western-style” diets do these children no favors.

Researchers from Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago reviewed previous studies on diets and supplements that have been tried in children with ADHD. Among the diets tested: restricting sugar, which some parents believe worsens hyperactivity; avoiding food containing additives and preservatives, known as the Feingold diet; an “elimination diet” that avoids foods most often implicated in food allergies, and supplementing with omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish oil capsules. [Read more...]

Adults Not Eating Enough Fruits And Veggies

A new study has revealed that adults from 30 to 60 years old, especially those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, aren’t consuming the daily recommended levels of fruits and vegetables.

Quebecers, however, eat more of nature’s produce than their fellow Canadians, according to the Concordia University study.

“People from the Atlantic to the western provinces consume fruits and vegetables less frequently compared to Quebecers,” said lead author Mesbah Sharaf, a PhD candidate in Concordia’s Department of Economics. [Read more...]

Heavy Lunch Makes You A Road Menace

Eating a big meal will not only lead to you dozing off in the armchair. It could make you fall asleep at the wheel.

A study found that a big lunch, even without alcohol, can make it harder to concentrate on the road, leading to mistakes.

Young men who did a test drive in a simulator after a fatty and sugary meal were more likely to drift into another lane than those who had a lighter lunch.

Twelve young men attended Loughborough University for a lunch of a beef lasagne meal and a toffee yoghurt. Half were given diet versions, totalling 305 calories. The others ate the normal version, with a calorie count of 922. [Read more...]

Heavy Lunch Can Make One Sleepy While Driving

A study has claimed that drivers who eat a big meal risk falling asleep while they are driving.

The study suggests that a big lunch, even without the effect of alcohol, can make it harder to concentrate on the road, leading to potentially dangerous mistakes.

Young men who did a test drive in a simulator after a fatty and sugary meal were more likely to drift into another lane than those who had a lighter lunch.

While the effect of alcohol on motoring skills has been much researched, this study is one of the first to look at the impact of a full stomach. [Read more...]

One In Three Children Leaving Primary Schools Is Overweight Or Obese

One in three children leaving primary school is either obese or overweight, official NHS data has revealed.

The figures are based on measurements taken from more than one million children and show that youngsters are getting fatter.

In 2006/7 there were 31.6 per cent of children aged ten and 11 were overweight or obese compared with 33.4 per cent in 2010/11.Children appear to be getting fat during their school years as the figures show that fewer children were obese or overweight when they started school. [Read more...]

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