Tag Archive: potatoes

Don’t cut up your carrots

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Cooking carrots whole before chopping them up boosts their anti-cancer properties by 25 per cent, researchers say. Leaving the vegetable intact prevents valuable nutrients from being easily washed away into the water, claim… Continue reading

Cancer warning – cut down on chips and crisps

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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) published new guidelines on the health hazard posed by the cancer-causing chemical acrylamide — which occurs naturally during the frying, roasting or baking of starchy foods… Continue reading