Tiny versions of leafy green vegetables and herbs have made it from restaurant tables to the home kitchen. But are these microgreens healthier for you than regular greens?
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This new study could make it seem that gluten intake is protective against developing type 2 diabetes. But there’s a more likely explanation.
Dietary guidelines fail to change our eating habits. So, how can we make them more relevant?
There is no evidence supporting claims that cooking or heating food in the microwave can give you cancer or food poisoning.
Recent headlines proclaimed an Australian-developed pill might be able to help those with coeliac disease eat wheat without becoming ill. But the fine print says it’s no treatment or cure.
To try and make eating fruit easier, get the most nutritionally from what we eat and avoid wastage, it is important to consider the best stage to eat fruits from harvesting to over-ripening.
Sugar is maligned for its effects on our health, but it’s an amazing substance and can be used for more than just making things taste sweet.
From non-Newtownian fluids, to hydrophobic starch, to plasticisation - various flours can do amazing things. But you must choose the right one for the job!
The question of whether your reaction to asparagus is down to your stomach or your nose is a 300-year-old mystery.
Jeremy Hunt’s announcement that minimum standards for NHS hospital food will be introduced in England is about time. Whereas the NHS in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have had food standards for…
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