Lovely lentils! © Thinkstock The humble pulse is often absent from our menus, including the lentil. And what an error! Lentils are low in fat and a wonderful source of protein and minerals. Nutritionist Véronique Liégeois tells us how to get the best of what lentils have to offer, and how to cook them. Lentils’ [...]
Archives: 02 February 2012
February 2, 2012
February 2, 2012
Societal control of sugar essential to ease public health burden, experts urge
ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2012) Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Non-communicable [...]
February 2, 2012
FDA panel to discuss Arena obesity drug in 2nd quarter
New research offers hope for the first pill to treat a common problem in young women: fibroids in the uterus. The growths can cause pain, heavy bleeding and fertility problems, and they are the leading cause of hysterectomies.
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