Food and Health

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe frequent consumption of ultra-processed food may cause additional harm to people with type 2 diabetes, scientists warn in a new study. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEleven members of an Amish family were hospitalized in Pennsylvania after eating wild toxic mushrooms, a voluntary fire department said.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEmergency services in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, were alerted after 11 people became ill after ingesting the fungi on Friday.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany people reach for aluminium foil without hesitation when packing sandwiches or other food products. While undoubtedly convenient, this practice is harmful…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCalifornia has become the first state in the US to ban labels such as ‘best before’ and ‘sell by’ on food in its supermarkets.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNone of the UK’s large supermarket chains are ensuring their suppliers use antibiotics in the most responsible way, an assessment by campaigners has…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe official poverty rate in Argentina jumped to 52.9% during the first six months of Javier Milei’ s presidency, the government statistics…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMothers and children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are experiencing one of the “worst” health emergencies in the world, humanitarian organization Doctors…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA medical doctor has gone on X to list 20 foods consumed by Nigerians which he claims are unhealthy. He mentioned a…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEating herring and sardines instead of red meat could save up to 750,000 lives a year, according to a new study.  Read…