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    Winter Comfort Foods

    As the winter days draw in, why does comfort food matter, where does it come from and what foods does Impact recommend? Charlotte Bowers investigates....
  • Stress Eating

    Why Do We Stress Eat?

    Stress-eating, known also as emotional eating, is the bane of many people’s lives. It can destroy our relationship with food, gifting us self-hatred and humiliation. Bethan Beddow investigates the causes of this impulse....
  • Fast Food Colours

    Colour & Food Marketing: Do Certain Colours Make Us Hungry?

    Some logos catch our eye more than others. This could be because of the colours they use, making them more memorable and, therefore, successful. For example, McDonald’s are students go-to on a night out and a hangover cure for that matter, or is this simply because of their affordability...
  • Photo of Eforiro & fufu combination on white plate

    African Cuisines in Nottingham Restaurants

    We are lucky enough to be living in a city with a multitude of cultures. Nottingham’s food scene in incredibly diverse and huge with many options and cuisines to choose from. Whatever you’re in the mood for, there will 100% be a place for you. In honour of black...
  • Eating Scene

    Why Do We Stigmatise Eating With Your Hands?

    Eating with our hands is not a new concept. We can see cutlery within global history as far back as the 1st century Romans having spoons, but what happened before then? Do we expect that the first humans fashioned cutlery out of the tools around them to eat or...
  • Student Cooking

    How to Cook at University

    Hayley Lawson gives extremely helpful advice about how to cook as a student...
  • Cocktails

    Impact Tries: Turtle Bay

    Anna Boyne reviews Turtle Bay's new and refreshed menu for the autumn term. The new drinks will divide opinion......