Public health strategies are urgently required to tackle low intakes of vitamin D in the UK South-Asian population, finds a new study in the journal Public Health Nutrition. In the largest study of ...

Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart ...

Daily sugar intake fell by around 5 g in children and by around 11 g in adults in the 12 months following the introduction of the UK's 'sugar tax', formally known as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, ...

Little has been known about whether children’s salt intake has been affected by efforts to reduce population salt consumption in the UK. Researchers assessed the trend of salt intake among 6281 ...

With only 9% of adults getting the recommended amount of dietary fibre a day, the UK’s Food and Drink Federation has launched a new initiative to boost the nation’s fibre consumption. But what’s the ...

The prevalence of cardiovascular disease, 1 osteoporosis and diabetes 2 is significantly higher in patients with HIV compared with HIV-negative controls. The contribution of diet has often been ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The plan comes after net migration had soared to a record 745,000 last year. About 300,000 people who were eligible to come to the UK ...

Academies are widening their social appeal, with these "independent state schools" in poorer areas now drawing a less deprived intake of pupils. A report based on 24 early academies shows that the ...