More than 1,800 ill as outbreak spreads across EU

British supermarkets have been urged to take German produce off their shelves halt the spread of the deadly mutant E.coli outbreak.

One of Britain’s leading microbiologists made the warning as UK retailers continued to import vegetables from Germany – despite concerns that contaminated produce is spreading the toxic bacteria.

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Natasha Hastings, professional athlete and Huffington Post blogger, discusses long work hours, exercise and how to reconcile the two for AOL Healthy Living:

As Americans are getting back to work, they are, naturally, dedicating more time to their jobs. Whether it is working from the Blackberry all day long, increasing hours to fit global time zones, putting in long days from home or whatever else is necessary, long gone are the days of an average 40-hour work week.

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An artificial sweetener used in Diet Coke is to undergo an urgent EU safety review.

Aspartame is ingested every day by millions of people around the world in more than 6,000 well-known brands of food, drink and medicine.

However, it has been the subject of a number of studies that appear to show harmful effects on human health.

One recent study linked diet drinks containing aspartame to premature births, while another suggested it could cause cancer.

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To keep your brain healthy as you age, consider eating more salad dressing, nuts, fish, chicken and leafy greens – and laying off high-fat animal foods.

According to a new study, published this week in the online edition of Archives of Neurology, it’s a dietary pattern associated with a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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* Dad’s weekly wages spent on girl’s food… while rest of family go hungry
* Daughter demands food from neighbours when she’s finished eating
* Rolls on floor crying and eats MUD if parents refuse to feed her
* Muches 15 biscuits and TEN bananas (and that’s just for an afternoon snack)

Standing just 3ft 5ins tall and weighing a staggering 14st 5lbs, this child weighs five times more than she should.

Suman Khatun is believed to be one of the world’s fattest kids – and eats enough food each week to feed her entire village.

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Towels come in handy for sopping up sweat; it’s rarer for them to be responsible for it. But for the past few weeks, a folded-up towel has added a new twist to my workouts.

Leah Wilson has been a Toronto-based trainer for more than nine years. Recently, when working with a client, she experimented with a towel as a way to further engage muscle groups using body weight instead of free weights.

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We are a nation of coffee addicts — last year alone we spent almost £1 billion on it. Our caffeine habit was vindicated last week when Swedish researchers revealed women who drink five or more cups a day could be protecting themselves against an aggressive form of breast cancer.

But with other research suggesting high doses of caffeine can pose risks to health, just how much coffee should you be drinking a day? To help you decide, we reveal the benefits — and risks — of your daily intake.

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You’d have to be a graduate in fruitology to be familiar with all the ingredients.

But if you can track them down then you could have the recipe for a longer, healthier life.

Scientists say they have developed a cocktail of seven fruit juices that boosts health, cuts the risk of heart disease and stroke – and tastes good. The ‘super-smoothie’ contains grapes, apples, blueberries and strawberries.

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Engage Your Pelvic Floor

You’ve probably heard of Kegels before, right? By engaging your pelvic floor (act as though you’re trying to stop your urine midstream) before and during any abs exercise you perform, you better engage your transverse abdominals, which act as a girdle for your entire core.

This helps give you a tighter midsection-quite literally-all the way around!

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Controversial findings question push by authorities to get people to cut consumption

For years, doctors have been telling us that too much salt is bad for us. Until now.
A study claims that cutting down on salt can actually increase the risk of dying from a heart attack or a stroke.

The research has left nutritionists scratching their heads.

Its findings indicate that those who eat the least sodium – about one teaspoon a day – don’t show any health advantage over those who eat the most.

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