dietary

Research findings increasingly show the power of food to treat or reverse diseases, but that does not mean that diet alone is always the solution, or that every illness can benefit substantially from dietary changes.

Studies have explored evidence that dietary changes can slow inflammation, for example, or make the body inhospitable to cancer cells.

This means that there could be an extra three billion mouths to feed by the end of the century, a period in which substantial changes are anticipated in the wealth, calorie intake and dietary preferences of people in developing countries across the world.

Rising population combined with improved nutrition standards and shifting dietary preferences will exert pressure for increases in global food supply

So this shows negative consequences of poor dietary intake can occur even when body weight has not changed conspicuously.

The expert review also found insufficient evidence to recommend any drugs or dietary supplements that could prevent or slow cognitive decline.

In weighing the evidence, we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an adverse effect on body weight outcomes when it is consumed as part of a healthy dietary pattern.

Depending on the type of allergies and/ or dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.

We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you take.

There is a great deal of this kind of nonsense in the medical journals which, when taken up by broadcasters and the lay press, generates both health scares and short-lived dietary enthusiasms.