Food and Health

Reading Time: < 1 minute Medics are warning against overdosing on turmeric, after a man’s gallbladder burst after taking too much of the superfood powder. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute A 13-year-old I know (whose identity I am thinly veiling to preserve his privacy) came back from school the other day and…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Herbal supplements are widely used as a natural alternative to prescribed medicines.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute The vast majority of health claims used to advertise baby formula worldwide are not supported by rigorous scientific evidence, a study said…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Eating too much sugar could raise your odds of having a stroke by 10 per cent, a study suggests. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute Coffee. Go juice. Liquid gold. The one with all the psychoactive properties. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you reading this over the breakfast table, a bacon sarnie in one hand, a cold glass of juice in the other?…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Toast could soon be healthier after scientists grew a field of wheat genetically-edited to remove a cancer-causing chemical.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute Every day we make choices about what we eat: how to prepare it and how much of it to consume to feel…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Although the rate of new HIV diagnoses has tapered off in recent years, HIV continues to be a significant public health issue…