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If you want to add seven years to your life the formula is simple. Don’t smoke, don’t become obese and drink moderately and you can expect to live seven years longer than the general population...
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Immune system could hold key to weight loss
Eating less to lose weight does not work for everyone. Now a team including Irish scientists have discovered your immune system plays a major role in regulating body weight.
It could be responsible for as much as 40pc of your body’s ability to regulate weight.
The team of researchers who made this ground breaking discovery includes Prof Donal O’ Shea, consultant endocrinologist at St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin and Dr Lydia Lynch, associate professor at Trinity College Dublin.
Whey protein stops sugar spikes
Whey protein for breakfast can help stop sugar spikes through the day and help in a weight loss programme.
A large breakfast with whey protein, a medium sized lunch and a small dinner has proved to be a successful strategy for weight loss.
Sunshine vitamin combats diabetes
People with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to suffer from diabetes regardless of how much they weigh.
Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and maintain bone and muscle health.
The skin produces the vitamin naturally after exposure to sunlight.
People also absorb small amounts through foods like fortified milk.