An afternoon cup of tea can feel a little lacking without a tasty biscuit or a slice of cake, and the lure of a sugary treat can be almost impossible to ignore if you’re locked down at home with all-too-easy access to the kitchen. But if you’re trying to be healthier, the growing trend for … Read more
Cafes, pubs and restaurants will be able to sell food and drink from street stalls within weeks under plans to ease lockdown Pubs, cafes and restaurants with outdoor seating allowed to reopen in June The move is hoped to help bolster the hospitality industry for another month Small open-air weddings in front of churches could … Read more
How all those coffees help to keep the weight off: Women who get a caffeine fix two or three times a day have less body fat than those who drink none Coffee may contain anti-obesity compounds that can cause body fat to fall The results were experienced by woman across all age groups, a study … Read more
Why you SHOULD drink whole milk: Children who drink full fat are 40% less likely to be overweight ‘because it makes them feel fuller than semi-skimmed’ Canadian researchers reviewed more than two dozen studies on cow’s milk The results, published in a medical journal, involved data from 21,000 children None of the studies showed drinking … Read more
SUGAR SWEETENED DRINKS Drinking large amounts of sugar in drinks such as pop, soda and juices can lead to serious health problems, including weight gain, tooth decay and diabetes. Some drinks contain upwards of 40 grams of sugar—equivalent to about 10 teaspoons of sugar—and 200 or more calories in a 12-ounce serving. The NHS says … Read more
As we gaze out at dozens of gleaming white kittiwakes bobbing and squabbling on the navy waters of the North Sea, my guide, Tim, says: ‘Really it’s a giant speed-dating site for couples who will never, ever split up.’ Looking upwards, I spy half a dozen gannets squatting on a narrow shelf gouged into the … Read more
TEETOTAL Christine McGuinness has revealed she’s been tempted to drink alcohol again in lockdown after 12 years sober. The model joked it had been a “long and stressful day” and admitted it had made her think about her favourite alcoholic beverage. 2 Christine McGuinness has been sober for 12 yearsCredit: Instagram She shared a throwback … Read more
Suddenly my lips had gone numb and a similar sensation was progressing down my throat. I was sitting in a hut in a remote area of Fiji and sharing a murky-brown liquid with a group of village elders. The narcotic drink, called kava, is made from the roots of the kava plant – piper methysticum … Read more
He has a well-documented past with drug abuse and admitted to being ‘high’ when he first met now-wife Ayda Field. And, sober star Robbie Williams reportedly branded the UK ‘delusional’ over its drink and drugs culture during an Instagram Live on Friday night. The Rock DJ hitmaker, 46, also supposedly revealed plans to ‘terrify’ his young … Read more
Experts from the University of Cambridge looked at the effects varying wine bottle sizes had on the amount people would drink in a single sitting while at home.