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16 MARCH 2017

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WORDS: JENNIFER BOZON. IMAGE: ISTOCKPHOTO.COM

PROCESSED MEAT POSES

RISK TO ASTHMA PATIENTS

Love a bacon butty after a long run? The health

implications might be worse for asthma sufferers.

A study of nearly 1,000 French people has found

that eating lots of processed meat a week is a risk

to asthma sufferers due to the potential effects of a

preservative called nitrite, found in foods such as

sausages, ham and salami, which aggravates

the airways. Published in the journal Thorax,

the study comprised 42% asthma sufferers

and 58% non-sufferers, with both parties

having taken part in a survey about food

and health from 2003 to 2013. Asthma

patients who consumed more than four

portions of processed meat a week saw

their symptoms worsen by the end of

the study. However, experts say the

results do not prove diet is defi nitely

to blame. Cured meats have long

been associated with increased

risk of chronic diseases,

such as heart disease, type 2

diabetes and cancer, so we should

aim to follow a balanced diet, containing no

more than 70g of cured or red meat a day.

A new study,

published in  e

Lancet, has found

that a UK sugar tax

on soft drinks would

help combat child

obesity and tooth

decay. Researchers

tried to estimate the

impact of a sugar

tax on soft drinks

by modelling three

scenarios, and found

that the maximum

health bene ts would

be seen if the sugar

content was reduced

in products.

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The amount

of nuts (in

grams) you

need to

consume

daily to

lessen your

chances of

developing

fatal

conditions

such as

heart

disease and

cancer.

Source:

bmcmedicine.

biomedcentral

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Findings from a new study,

published in the peer-

reviewed British Medical

Journal, reveal that small

cutbacks in saturated fat

consumption could reduce

the risk of heart disease.

The researchers found

that replacing just one per

cent of energy consumed

in the form of saturated

fats with polyunsaturated

fats, monounsaturated fats,

wholegrain carbohydrates or

plant proteins, led to a five to

eight per cent decreased risk

of coronary heart disease.

One in three Britons buys

breakfast on the go,

according to a new industry

survey by IGD research

charity. Looking at trends

in the ‘food on-the-go’

industry, the survey

identified that 28 per

cent of Brits bought

their breakfast on their

way to work, with hot

drinks and fruit being

the most popular

purchases.

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