Light affects us in more ways than we previously thought. We both need to see daylight to become awake and alert, and have sunlight reach our skin to stay healthy. “In terms off morbidity and mortality in general in the Nordic region, we see clear seasonal and temporal variation that...
People in Sweden eat 25 per cent more meat than the amounts recommended by the National Food Agency. This is shown in a new study from Lund University that has also investigated the impact on both health and climate change of a corresponding reduction in meat consumption. The results show...
Opinion by Ulf Kristoffersson, Consultant at the Genetics Clinic, Laboratory Medicine, Region Skåne and Reader in Clinical Genetics 2014 “I have no responsibility for my own health – it’s my genes that determine whether or not I become ill.” With greater knowledge of the role of our genes in health...
The mapping of the human genome was completed in 2000 and opened up possibilities to develop personalised medicines. This raised the question: could we analyse the connection between a person’s genetic make-up and the food that would best suit them? Would it be possible to move away from general advice...