Hello and welcome to Mondays Levy Letter. I hope youre having a good day, and if you had anything planned over the weekend I hope it went very well. Coming up on tonights Look North, we'll hear from a cancer sufferer demanding answers after the local Primary Care Trust denied him drugs that could prolong his life.
Well have dramatic pictures from Gainsborough of a fourteen tonne petrol tanker which fell off a lorry, crushing two cars. And there's a special report from Hull's adopted war ship HMS Iron Duke which has been in the city over the weekend. We had a very warm weekend didnt we? I hope you made the best of it. Well have the full detailed weather forecast as usual today on the programme. Thats all coming up on Look North at half past six on BBC One as always. Chocolate Its many peoples dream diet, and this time its coming with a medical recommendation. Scientists are investigating whether chocolate can reduce heart disease in women with diabetes by asking volunteers to eat a bar of chocolate a day for a year! Postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes are taking part in the study, which is based on the fact that cocoa contains flavonoids, which are thought to benefit the heart. It sounds too good to be true, and the researchers are urging diabetics not to load up on chocolate before the results are out, as it is very high in sugar and fat. Its certainly one excuse to eat a chocolate bar a day, but unless youre part of a medical study then its probably best to stick to a conventionally healthy diet. Cravings Well I saw this in the news, and its one of those things that I dont think we men can really understand, but craving in pregnant women are apparently on the rise. Three-quarters of those surveyed experienced a craving, compared to just 30% five decades ago. A study found a third of cravings were not for food, but items such as coal, soap, toothpaste and sponges. Ice and chocolate were also popular. Thats bizarre, isnt it? The increase in cravings might be down to the wider availability of food these days, which makes it easier for women to indulge their sometimes unusual cravings. What would you think of tucking into a peanut butter and pickle sandwich, or marmite and ice cream? The ones I find hard to believe are coal and soap. Do women really eat coal? The experts say the reasons for craving arent clear, but theyre often to do with texture and smell rather than taste. And the body isnt doing it to satisfy deficiencies in nutrients as things like coal are unlikely to provide any nutrition. Its a strange phenomenon, and let me know what you think about this, maybe youve had some strange cravings over the years. Let me know if you can beat coal for strangeness. Are babies born cleaner if you eat a lot of soap during pregnancy? Its a bit of a mystery to me. Dont forget, if you have anything you want to let us know in the Look North newsroom, you can email in at [EMAIL PROTECTED] We read every message we receive, and as always your story could end up being covered on the television. Last week was a very busy week for your comments, lots of you got in touch on Friday after we were looking at the security levels in a prison in our area. Thank you for all of those and keep them coming in. Well thats it from me for today, I hope you have a very good afternoon, and I hope you can join me at half past six tonight on BBC One for Look North. Take care, bye for now Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. 1.94.4
