Commenting on the latest statistical bulletin on alcohol from the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, Wine and Spirit Trade Association Chief Executive, Jeremy Beadles said: "Today’s Government figures confirm the continued fall in overall alcohol consumption in the UK and show that awareness of alcohol units has increased significantly since 1997.”
As summertime brings a wealth of outdoor activities from tennis and swimming to picnics and barbecues, it’s certainly the most popular season for entertaining al fresco. In fact, more outdoor entertaining occurs from May through September than any other time of year. So kick off a summer of fun this Memorial Day with delicious, healthy and safe picnicking.
Vinexpo opened last night with a dinner for almost 500 people given by the St Emilion Jurade – the first time the ancient organisation has been in Asia.
Shellfish allergies are among the most common type of food allergy but a U.S. study has found that sufferers may possibly build up a tolerance to shrimp and possibly lobster and clams as they grow older.
Shellfish allergies tend to persist into adulthood, with reactions ranging from mild symptoms, like nasal congestion and hives, to serious or even life-threatening problems such as airway constriction, but little has been known about how children and adults differ in the immune response to shrimp proteins.
Consumers who opt for organic foods often believe they are improving their health, but there is currently no strong evidence that organics bring nutrition-related health a benefit, a new research review finds.
A “disappointingly small” number of well-designed studies have looked at whether organic foods may have health benefits beyond their conventional counterparts’, according to the review, by researchers with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Health in the UK.
The floor’s sticky, the paint’s peeling from the walls, and when your meal arrives there’s a greasy thumbprint on the plate. But don’t worry - the food at this restaurant lives up to its three stars. No, not from Michelin.
Shochu, quite simply, is a flavorful, aromatic, usually clear distilled spirit with a rather low alcohol content: around 25 percent by volume, or 50 proof. “It’s like Japanese vodka.
“It was luck,” according to Axel Heinz, the winemaker at Ornellaia, that accounted for the extraordinarily rapid ascent of Ornellaia in the eyes of the world. “It was lucky that Mario Incisa della Rocchetta [owner of Sassicaia] planted Bordeaux varieties when [in the 1940s] and where he did [Bolgheri].
Eating chocolate could bring down cholesterol levels -- but only in small amounts and only in some people, according to an analysis of eight studies.
Dr. Rutai Hui of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College in Beijing and colleagues found chocolate only helped people who already had risk factors for heart disease and only when consumed in modest amounts.
