Archives for July 3, 2005

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British men don't recognize weight problem

Around a quarter of British men are 'in denial' about their waist measurement, shows a new survey, revealing the difficult task faced by marketers of health foods and weight loss products, writes Dominique Patton.

Weekly Comment

Food intolerance: a scientific void

It is time to draw on science to establish once and for all whether food intolerance is just a source of succour for hypochondriacs, or whether it is genuinely a modern scourge.

Green tea's anti-cancer effects 'highly unlikely', says FDA

Drinking green tea is highly unlikely to help prevent breast, prostate or any other type of cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last week, after reviewing the evidence to support a health claim, reports Dominique Patton.