Archive for March 2015

Are men with moustaches more likely to carry nasal bacteria?

Laura Thwaites | 5 Mar 2015

This paper discusses the results of an investigation concentrating on men with and without a moustache, to explore whether having facial hair may lead to an increase in nasal Staphylococcus aureus (S aureus) colonisation.…

Carbohydrates in health: Friends or Foes

Professor Susan Jabb | 4 Mar 2015

The March Nutrition Society Paper of the Month is from Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and is entitled “Carbohydrates and obesity: from evidence to policy in the UK” Carbohydrates provide the major source of energy in the diet and hence the type and amount of carbohydrate consumed is an important consideration for weight control.…