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Just 58% of over-55’s actively seek a better diet, compared with nearly 80% of 18 to 24- year-olds, according to a new poll. They say wisdom comes with age – but a survey has found older people are less likely to switch to healthier eating. Just 58% of...The dangers lurking in our cupboards
Out-of-date foods and medicines lurking in our cupboards It seems we are a nation of complete hoarders when it comes to the contents of our cupboards, a new survey commissioned by Healthspan reveals. It seems Brits hoard everything from old vitamins to cough medicines...The most affordable diets to start following
If you’ve ever found yourself walking down the fruit and vegetable aisle comparing the prices with those on the biscuit and cake aisles, or if you’ve noticed that less fat and sugar seems to equal a higher cost, then you’ll know how expensive dieting can be. Mature...Food banks ask UK supermarkets to set aside coronavirus supplies
Food aid charities finding it impossible to replenish stocks ask retailer to bypass restrictions The Guardian reports that major UK supermarkets have been asked to set aside supplies for food banks after a tumultuous few days in which several emergency food aid...‘We drink too much’, say millions of over-50s
In the UK, harmful drinking is declining among every age group except the over-50s who continue to drink at hazardous levels. Inews reports that more than four million Britons aged over 50 think they should cut back on the amount of alcohol they drink, according to...Ourplace News
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