New app to help people eat the right portions to get to 5 a dayWhilst most people are aware of the 5-a-day message, studies show they are less aware of portion sizes and the need for variety.Official figures suggest that only a third of UK adults and 12% of...
The consequences of indulging will become more apparent when the holiday party season begins. Here are some depressing statistics about hangovers and strategies you may use to prevent them.
According to Emily Palmer, a researcher at Imperial College London who focuses on hangovers, alcohol is a "dirty substance." The brain's...
I believe this is the most important environmental technology ever developed. It might be all that now stands between us and Earth systems collapse.
So what do we do now? After 27 summits and no effective action, it seems that the real purpose was to keep us talking. If governments...
Livestock farming is responsible for more greenhouse gas pollution than all the world’s transport. Yet governments won’t touch it.
There are just two actions needed to prevent catastrophic climate breakdown: leave fossil fuels in the ground and stop farming animals. But, thanks to the power of the two industries, both...
The transition from the EU’s Basic Payment Scheme is likely to result in a big loss to the Dorset economy, says NFU county advisor Gemma Harvey.
According to Defra’s Agricultural Price Index, the cost of fertiliser more than doubled between March 2021 and March 2022, with ‘red’ diesel used on...
Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber....
No attempt to really help the UK public. Just enable them to die earlier.
All the things they could do but won't because it does not receive approval from their billionaire backers.
The government has delayed plans to crackdown on unhealthy food deals and TV adverts for junk food for...
Tesco, M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury's are recalling a number of chicken products due to fears of salmonella.
Tesco are withdrawing 14 items from sale, including a range of its cooked chicken breast slices.M&S are withdrawing 12 products from sale, including deli chicken fillers and a number of salads and sandwiches.Waitrose...
Lead is a poison and has been removed from many formerly common uses such as for water pipes and fishing weights, and in petrol and paints. But it is still legal to use lead ammunition to shoot gamebirds such as Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Grey Partridge and Red Grouse (amongst...
People from across Dorset have been paying tribute to local food charity champion Tony Gibbons from Drimpton, West Dorset, who died recently.
The 82-year-old former teacher, designer and restauranteur founded the Friendly Food Club in 2005 and spent his retirement running weekly cooking workshops to improve the confidence and diet...
