Food and Health

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritish teenagers are getting two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods, according to research. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFourteen high school students in Tokyo were rushed to hospital after eating “super spicy” potato chips on Tuesday, police said.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re hardwired to love bread in all its forms – sandwiches, bread baskets, hot buttered toast! – because it’s sustained us for…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigeria plans to suspend taxes on certain food imports including wheat and maize for 150-days, and recommend a retail price to try…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt least 128 people have been hospitalised following a nationwide E. coli outbreak – but health officials report that the number of cases…

Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople who indulge in coffee, rice, and eggs might want to think twice as a new study reveals they could be ingesting…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn unprecedented number of children in northern Nigeria are suffering from acute malnutrition, aid workers in the country have said.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe United Nations humanitarian agency is struggling to secure funding to combat severe food insecurity in Nigeria’s insurgency-hit northeast, raising fears of…

Reading Time: < 1 minutePrawns and shrimp on the menu at some British restaurants and cafes could be contaminated with lead, mercury and antibiotics, scientists have…