Sadhbh O'Sullivan

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Sadhbh O'Sullivan

For anyone in any doubt about whether ultra-processed food is bad for our health, new research has made an alarming link between ultra-processed food (UPF) and life expectancy. The study, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that one in seven premature deaths in people aged 30 to 69 could be prevented each year in Britain if people ate less ultra-processed food. The study joins a host of research about the risks associated with a processed diet.

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Sadhbh O'Sullivan

It won’t surprise anyone to hear that drinking alcohol at high levels is bad for your health. The World Health Organisation describes alcohol as a “Group 1 carcinogen – this is the highest-risk group, which also includes asbestos, radiation and tobacco.”But what about if you do not drink at high levels, or well within the Chief Medical Officer’s recommended limit of 14 units a week?

3 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Sadhbh O'Sullivan

Did you take a sick day the last time you were ill? Or did you power through, sneezing on the train or logging in from home, wrapped in a blanket? Research suggests that many Brits push through illnesss for work. Even prior to the pandemic, a 2019 survey found that UK workers averaged only six sick days a year. The switch to working from home has further blurred the lines around when you’re well enough to work. Research from the US has shown people who work remotely take fewer sick days.

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sadhbh O'Sullivan

One of the most common problems for people who struggle with sleep is not necessarily falling asleep in the evening. It’s falling back asleep after waking in the middle of the night. As the new day looms, the need to sleep and anxiety about being unable to do so can build up and make actual rest feel impossible.

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sadhbh O'Sullivan

The Easter egg has always been a culinary playground. Ever since chocolate eggs were first made in 19th Century France and Germany, they have been a celebration of yes, renewal, but also of indulgence and whimsy. They were the carrot dangling for children taken to church three times in one week; the release after an abstemious Lent; the tin foil joy hidden somewhere in an otherwise grey garden; the opportunity for, in a word, fun.