Author Archives: Health

Skip the gym?

n Health & Living, free with Monday’s Irish Independent, we talk to a Harvard biologist and author of a new book on exercise about how we have been duped by the fitness industry and Emily Hourican looks at how to sell team sports to the non-sporty child. Liadán Hynes talks to mum Liz O’Neill about… Read More »

Diets high in ultra-processed foods linked to premature aging, study finds

Article content Diets high in processed foods such as chips, chocolate bars, soft drinks, instant noodles, and packaged bread and buns are more likely to result in the chromosomal changes associated with aging, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain presented their findings on Tuesday as part of the… Read More »