One in four drinkers increased their alcohol consumption during coronavirus lockdown… with young middle-class women most likely to turn to booze to cope, study suggests University College London surveyed 30,000 people during the first lockdown Research suggests that women may be more vulnerable to lockdown anxieties Quarter of all drinkers increased their alcohol intake in … Read more
Europe gives the green light to MEALWORMS as a safe source of human food and says they can be consumed whole, dried or as a flour The decision was announced today by the European Food Safety Agency Once it is ratified by the European Commission, mealworms can go on sale Despite the name, the edible insects are … Read more
Mothers-to-be urged to avoid caffeine as study finds there is NO safe level of consumption ‘and even low levels of intake raise the risk of a miscarriage’ The research assessed the results of 48 studies published in the last 20 years But the paper was controversial and experts described the claims as alarmist Guidance suggests … Read more
Britain need to drastically reduce meat and dairy consumption and cut down on air travel if it is to meet its net zero emissions target by 2050, according to a new report. The UK cutting meat consumption by half would save 19 million tonnes of carbon emissions, says a government-backed study by non-profit Energy Systems … Read more