“Children who overeat, pick at meals or are fussy when it comes to food may be more at risk of eating disorders as teenagers,” the Mail Online reports. The news website reports on a new study based on data of a long-running research project looking at parents and children in the UK. Researchers asked parents
“Coming off statins in old age raises the risk of heart attack or stroke by around a third,” reports The Sun. There’s been much debate about the benefit of statins, which are drugs designed to lower cholesterol levels. We know they work well for people who have had a previous heart attack or stroke (secondary
“Insomnia sufferers can benefit from therapy,” reports The Guardian. US and European guidelines already advise GPs to refer patients with insomnia for a type of talking therapy called cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) before trying sleeping pills. But until now there’s been insufficient evidence about how well CBT works in primary care settings, such as GP
“Middle-aged women with waists over 35 inches have a 30% higher risk of early death,” reports the Mail Online. Researchers in the US followed more than 156,000 women aged around 60, from 1993 to 1998 up to 2017. They measured their waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) at the start of the study. Over
“Eating fish regularly slashes the risk of bowel cancer,” reports The Sun. The newspaper reports on a new study where researchers looked at the diets of almost 500,000 people across Europe, including the UK. They found that people who ate most fish at the start of the study were 12% less likely to have been
“Eating more fruit and vegetables can reduce the risk of developing diabetes by almost a quarter,” reports The Independent. The headline is prompted by a new review that pooled the results of 9 studies looking at the link between how “plant-based” over 300,000 people’s diets were, and their risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The
“Women can be assured that menstrual cups are as leakproof as tampons and pads,” reports BBC News. Menstrual cups are bell-shaped, made from medical-grade silicone and inserted into the vagina. Instead of absorbing blood like single-use pads or tampons, they collect blood, which is emptied, and the cup is washed and re-used. Menstrual caps are
“Doctors should prescribe statins to patients at a younger age to slash their odds of heart disease in later life, a study suggests,” reports The Sun. Researchers in the US modelled the risk factors of 36,030 people who took part in 6 long-running studies. They estimated the effects of high cholesterol and high blood pressure
“Bad dementia genes can be overcome through healthy living, study finds,” reports The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper reports that regular exercise, not smoking, drinking sensibly, and eating a healthy diet have been found to reduce risk of getting dementia even if a person has a higher genetic risk of developing the condition. This news is
“Drinking a third of a fizzy drink a day ‘increases risk of breast cancer by 22% – and fruit juice is just as dangerous’,” reports the Sun. The headline is based on a large ongoing study that assessed sugary and artificially sweetened drink intake in more than 100,000 adults in France. All drinks with high
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