Many of us turn to food for comfort, however a recent study by the University of Minnesota Medical School and School of Public Health[1] has revealed the pandemic triggered a surge in people developing unhealthy eating habits. It identified six key themes of eating behaviour changes including mindless eating and snacking, comfort eating as a coping mechanism and more alarmingly, a re-...
With more people staying at home during the working day, due to COVID-19, the temptation to reach into the snack cupboard and graze on less healthy food, such as crisps, biscuits, chocolate, sweets and cake, may be high. Regularly snacking on foods that are high in energy (calories), fat, sugar and salt can increase your risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
