Articles and Press Releases

• EPA Fish Oil Prevents Memory Loss, Offering Hope For Alzheimer’s Patients February, 2010

  There are currently around 700,000 people in the UK with dementia and it is believed that these figures are set to rise to one million in the next 10 years because of the ageing population. New research adds to the…

• Anti-Ageing Potential of Omega-3 Fish Oil? January, 2010

  A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that fish oil has potential anti-ageing benefits, adding to the long list of health benefits already with strong scientific backing, including brain function, mood, learning and development,…

• How Could Vegepa Help Your Child With ADHD? January, 2010

  If you or someone you know has a child with ADHD then you know how drastically it can impact on their life, and indeed the whole family. As if it’s not hard enough for the child to concentrate, pay…

• Omega-3s and Fatty Liver Disease January, 2010

  Whilst most people in the UK are familiar with alcohol-related liver disease as a result of heavy drinking, which is on the rise, many of us are unaware of the problems associated with another form of liver disease, non-alcoholic…

• Food choices in ADHD, autism & other neurodevelopmental disorders December, 2009

  Children’s learning disorders can be genetic, environmental and even caused by smoking during pregnancy. In some cases behavioural and learning problems are strongly linked with the diet, and there are very few cases where the diet won’t result in…

• Rewarding Children With Food: Conditioning For Obesity? [Article] December, 2009

  Alarming evidence from Datamonitor predicts that by 2013, roughly 40 per cent of UK children will be clinically overweight or obese, thanks to a lack of exercise, less than ideal diets and overeating. An overweight four-year old is 20% more…

• Glucosamine Plus Omega-3 Superior Treatment for Osteoarthritis December, 2009

  Osteoarthritis is a slow and debilitating condition that is extremely common in ageing populations.   Indeed it is thought that approximately 80% of us will have some form of the condition by the time we reach our mid 70s.  New…

• Junk Food’s Role In Depression [Article] November, 2009

  New research linking processed foods with increased depression in middle age adds to the plethora of evidence suggesting that food has a core role in preventing depressive illness. [1] Researchers from University College, London, wanted to expand on the research…

• Education and Prevention on the Agenda for World Diabetes Day November, 2009

  The annual campaign held by the International Diabetes Federation each year on November 14th seeks to keep this escalating health issue in the global spotlight, amid growing concern for the threat diabetes poses to public health. This year is the…

• Rotterdam Heart Study Participants Didn’t Consume UK RDVs [Article] October, 2009

  The consumption of oily fish as a protective factor against cardiovascular mortality stems from epidemiological observations of Greenland Eskimos (Kromann & Green 1980).  Subsequently there have been numerous studies – epidemiological, observational and clinical – that have directly supported the…