protein

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<p>Joe Wicks and Dr Chris van Tulleken in Joe Wicks: Licensed to Kill. Picture: KEO Films</p>

health and wellbeing

Joe Wicks: 'These foods are damaging our health — we shouldn't accept this as the norm'

Wicks plans to demonstrate how useless the legal limits on additives are by designing, making, advertising and selling a protein bar that is intentionally harmful to the health of those who eat it

<p>Insect-based products can be made with cricket flour and are visually indistinguishable more familiar foods</p>

outdoors

From pests to plates: Can insects play a role in diversifying our diets?

<p>High protein foods include meat, fish, dairy, eggs, buckwheat, oatmeal, nuts, beans, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds</p>

health and wellbeing

Do you know how to calculate your changing daily protein needs as you age?

news

Plant protein-rich diets ‘may help women stay healthy as they age’

health and wellbeing

Beans: Nutritious, delicious, climate-friendly — and perfect on toast

food

Top 8: Protein balls are big business — here are the best for taste and value

Study of single protein ‘paves way to improved understanding of disease’

The findings could help better understand proteins linked to conditions like anaemia or Parkinson’s, and how they might respond to certain treatments

Mon, 01 May, 2023

Rare protein variant ‘could hold key to transforming breast cancer treatment’

A rare variant of a protein found in human cells may hold the key to transforming breast cancer treatment, scientists have said. Experts believe that targeting this variant – called RAC1B – may “dramatically boost” treatment effectiveness.

Thu, 05 Jan, 2023

Sarcopenia can start in your 40s: What is it and how can food and exercise help?

We need to start looking at muscle strength from our 40s to prevent sarcopenia — a reduction in muscle mass and strength. Registered dietitian, Noreen Roche, has tips to enable us to live better as we get older

Wed, 08 Jun, 2022

Sarcopenia can start in your 40s: What is it and how can food and exercise help?

Wed, 08 Jun, 2022

Michelle Darmody: Fresh and tangy desserts that are a delicious start to 2022

Lime posset topped with dark chocolate or apple and nut parfait are just the ticket when you want a lighter treat

Sat, 01 Jan, 2022

Derval O'Rourke: eggs tick all the boxes for eating well

Poached Eggs with Home Fries are just so tasty and filling

Mon, 18 Oct, 2021

Derval O'Rourke: How to set realistic goals and stick to them

Feel awesome this August with this awesome aubergine tomato bake

Mon, 16 Aug, 2021

New scientific database ‘could revolutionise the way diseases are treated’

Solving one of biology’s biggest mysteries has led to the creation of a new scientific database that could revolutionise the way diseases are treated, according to scientists.

Sat, 31 Jul, 2021

Derval O'Rourke: beating the sugar cravings with a slice of banana bread

Dark chocolate banana bread — I love having a slice of this stashed away in my bag for a post- training-session treat or when the sugar cravings hit

Mon, 05 Jul, 2021

Derval O'Rourke: Top tips for exam-season wellness

— plus butterbean and beetroot hummus — a great twist on a classic

Sun, 13 Jun, 2021

Derval O'Rourke: How best to fuel our bodies for exercise

It's a bit of a tongue-twister but I’m not kidding you: it’s easier to make this recipe than it is to pronounce the title

Mon, 29 Mar, 2021

Scientists identify protein that ‘makes coronavirus highly infectious’

UK scientists believe they have identified a protein on the surface of human cells that makes coronavirus “highly infectious”.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Ageing with attitude: Pack regular protein in three times a day to prevent muscle decline

Margaret Jennings says from our 50s onwards getting protein in our diets is crucial to prevent muscle decline.

Fri, 01 Dec, 2017

Reach for the following nuts if you want a healthy protein snack

IT CAN be hard to get through the day without a snack or two, and all too often those snacks come in the unhealthy form of biscuits, cakes or crisps.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2016

5 facts on why post-workout protein is important

Take protein within 30 minutes after completing a workout.

Fri, 20 May, 2016

Make milk a diet priority for kids as they need a high dairy intake

WE all know dairy foods are rich in calcium. But lots of us don’t realise just what nutritional punch milk packs.

Sat, 30 Apr, 2016

Online and in the news...

BEDROOM SPARKS: People who say they have experienced “fireworks” in the bedroom may not be completely exaggerating. 

Sat, 30 Apr, 2016

Protein that helps aggressive breast tumours spread cancer identified

A protein which helps aggressive breast tumours spread the disease through the body using non-cancerous cells has been identified by researchers.

Tue, 19 Jan, 2016

Protein ‘can boost immunity to cancer’

Scientists have found a protein they believe can help boost immunity to cancer and viruses.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2015

High protein diet ‘as risky as smoking’

A high-protein diet could be as dangerous as smoking 20 cigarettes a day, a new study has found.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2014

protein

Joe Wicks: 'These foods are damaging our health — we shouldn't accept this as the norm'

From pests to plates: Can insects play a role in diversifying our diets?

Do you know how to calculate your changing daily protein needs as you age?

Plant protein-rich diets ‘may help women stay healthy as they age’

Beans: Nutritious, delicious, climate-friendly — and perfect on toast

Top 8: Protein balls are big business — here are the best for taste and value

Study of single protein ‘paves way to improved understanding of disease’

Rare protein variant ‘could hold key to transforming breast cancer treatment’

Sarcopenia can start in your 40s: What is it and how can food and exercise help?

Sarcopenia can start in your 40s: What is it and how can food and exercise help?

Michelle Darmody: Fresh and tangy desserts that are a delicious start to 2022

Derval O'Rourke: eggs tick all the boxes for eating well

Derval O'Rourke: How to set realistic goals and stick to them

New scientific database ‘could revolutionise the way diseases are treated’

Derval O'Rourke: beating the sugar cravings with a slice of banana bread

Derval O'Rourke: Top tips for exam-season wellness

Derval O'Rourke: How best to fuel our bodies for exercise

Scientists identify protein that ‘makes coronavirus highly infectious’

Ageing with attitude: Pack regular protein in three times a day to prevent muscle decline

Reach for the following nuts if you want a healthy protein snack

5 facts on why post-workout protein is important

Make milk a diet priority for kids as they need a high dairy intake