IRFU & NDC Sports Nutrition Seminar in Galway
An interactive workshop to provide coaches of young rugby players with up to date sports nutritional information took place in Connacht Rugby Sportsground, Galway City on Wednesday 16th May 2012. Organised jointly by the IRFU & The National Dairy Council as part of the Milk it For All It’s Worth campaign, it set out to [...]
Healthy Breakfast Tips and Recipes For A Great Start To Each Day
Danone launches in-store giveaways to celebrate brighter mornings
60% of Irish people agree that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day however one in four people say that they do not eat breakfast regularly1.To celebrate the brighter mornings, Kellie O’Connor, Nutritionist with Danone Ireland has developed some [...]
Not What is Says on the Tin: A Closer Look at Food Labelling
Did you know that there are major discrepancies in the meaning of certain key words placed on food labels? For example take the following key words commonly found on food packaging, ‘flavour’ and ‘flavoured’, ‘juice’ and ‘juice drink’ and ‘light’ and ‘diet’. Although these words appear to be the same, they in fact contain very [...]
Sugar Cravings
by Adrian Harper
www.profitness.ie
Last week I talked about cereals and how much of a problem they can cause with health. I feel this is down to the high processing and high sugar content of the cereal. Today a topic a lot of people suffer with is cravings and cravings for sugar in particular(how often [...]
Cereals, should we eat them?
by Adrian Harper
www.profitness.ie
Breakfast cereals are to be found in most if not all Irish households but are they really as good for us as the t.v adverts suggest or are they hiding something? Most people I talk to who eat cereal also use skimmed milk, then ask why they cant loose [...]
Masterchef’s Mary has the recipe for positive mental health at UCD Cook Off
Mary Carney, winner of Masterchef, was in UCD’s Student Centre today judging the college’s annual ‘cook-off’. The event was created to drive awareness of how healthy eating can positively benefit mental health and was developed by UCD students with support from Think Big. Over the past few weeks students have [...]
Former contestant on Masterchef Ireland, Pierce Maher, cooks up a series of delicious and healthy recipes with nutritionist Emma Buckley
Pierce Maher, former contestant on Masterchef Ireland and participant in the Aviva Get Fit Action Plan 2012 recently teamed up with nutritionist Emma Buckley, to create a series of nutritionally balanced recipes that are quick, easy and delicious.
Pierce, who has already lost 2 stone as part of the Aviva Get Fit Action Plan explains, “I [...]
Stress Snacking a Weighty Issue for Irish Women – Slender
61% of Irish females reach for food when stressed
We are becoming a nation of emotional eating slouch potatoes according to research from Ireland’s leading slimming supplement – Slender. This survey revealed that 61% of women reach for food when stressed. Chocolate is the number one emotional crutch for 53% of women. Only 13% said they would [...]
First Combined Food and Drink Intolerance Test launches as the Nation Tackles Health Issues in January
YorkTest Ireland has today (20th January) launched Food&DrinkScan, the world’s first combined Food and Drink Intolerance test to coincide with Food Intolerance Awareness Week (23rd – 29th January) in the UK. With 45% of the Irish population suffering with the debilitating effects of food intolerance, YorkTest Laboratories, Europe’s leading provider of food [...]
Cherry Juice V Warm Milk – Trial Discovers The Ideal Nightcap
Can a glass of Montmorency cherry juice give you a better night’s sleep than a mug of hot milk?
In a pioneering new specialist factual series, Channel 4 will be examining the science behind using food as medicine.
In an experiment conducted with strict scientific rigour, patients suffering from insomnia will be invited to attend The [...]
