“Have another cup of coffee! Six cups a day could decrease your risk of early death by up to 16%,” reports the Mail Online. The headline was prompted by a US-led, but UK-based, study aiming to evaluate the association between drinking coffee and risk of death. In the past, some health professionals have warned against
“Eating 3 tablespoons of walnuts a day makes you half as likely to develop type 2 diabetes,” says the Mail Online, reporting on a study part-funded by the California Walnut Commission. Researchers took existing data from a large US health and nutrition study. They pooled the results of 8 surveys which took place from 1999
“Want a long life? Hang in there! Study claims our risk of death drops after 80 and plateaus when we reach 105 – but we still haven’t reached our limit,” reports the Mail Online. A new Italian study looked at the survival rates of more than 3,000 people in Italy who were 105 or older.
“Seeing the same doctor each time you need medical care might reduce your risk of death, research suggests,” The Guardian reports. The story was prompted by a review of data gathered by 22 previous studies to see whether continuity of care – seeing the same doctor – had any link with premature death (mortality risk).
“Knocking back as few as four drinks on a night out puts young adults at risk of heart disease,” reports the Mail Online. US researchers found men who drank 5 or more alcoholic drinks in a day several times a year had higher blood pressure and total cholesterol than those who didn’t. The study was
“Metal fillings ‘leak mercury after scan’,” reports BBC News. Experiments found teeth with fillings put through new higher powered MRI scanners released more mercury into a test tube of artificial saliva than teeth exposed to conventional lower powered scanners. Silver-coloured amalgam, which contains mercury, is widely used for fillings in the UK. Although amalgam fillings
“Babies born just one month premature are more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in later life, new research suggests,” reports the Mail Online. Researchers in Norway compared a group of children born prematurely with a control group of children born at full term to see if either was more likely to develop
“Elderly people should take probiotics to preserve their bones,” claims the Mail Online, referring to a Swedish trial that gave supplements to a small group of women. Researchers wanted to see whether taking probiotic supplements containing so-called “friendly bacteria” could help people’s bone health – particularly older people at risk of weakening of the bones
“Could your toothpaste give you type 2 diabetes?” is the unusual question posed by the Mail Online. This follows a small laboratory study that looked for the presence of titanium dioxide crystals in pancreas samples from 8 people with type 2 diabetes and 3 without diabetes. Titanium dioxide is a chemical compound with a distinctive
“Eating whatever you want between 10am and 6pm boosts weight loss after just 12 weeks,” is the alluring headline from the Mail Online, reporting on a study into what’s generally known as “intermittent fasting”. The most well-known intermittent fasting diet is the 5:2 diet, where you are encouraged to eat normally for 5 days a
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