MPs call for tax on social media companies

A group of MPs is calling for a tax on social media companies’ profits, saying the firms are operating in “an online wild west”. Its report, which follows a year-long inquiry into the health impact of social media, says the industry should do more to protect children and young people online. The government is due… Read More »

Lift Weights for Healthy Liver! Strength Training May Help Reduce Fatty Liver Disease

Representational Purpose Only (Photo Credits: IANS) Brasilia, March 17: Besides being beneficial for heart, strength training can also reduce accumulation of fat in liver and improve blood glucose regulation, says a study on mice. The study, led by a team from the University of Campinas in Brazil, showed strength training can reduce fat stored in… Read More »

Introduction to Dysphagia: A Throat and Esophageal Disorder With Many Underlying Causes

Swallowing is a complex biological action that comprises more than 31 muscles and five cranial nerves1 all working together to facilitate nutrition. Its two main goals are to push food from the mouth into the stomach and to protect airways from foreign objects.2 The Process Model of Feeding was created to help people understand how… Read More »

Eggs Are In

Headline on an article in a local newspaper. “ Americans on track to eat most eggs in nearly a century ”   Well what do you make of this? We can tell you what to make of it because there has been an evolution in recent nutritional guidance from the federal government. This is not… Read More »