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Euroviews. Ultra-processed foods should unite the food movement — not divide us

Ultimately, we need to pull together to transform our broken food system. Across the movement, we broadly have the same goal — a food system that is healthy for people and the planet, Emily Armistead writes.

Nutrition

Study links ultra-processed food to higher cardiovascular disease risk

Researchers looked at the impact of a range of “plant-based” ultra-processed foods on your health, which confirmed other findings that link processed foods to health problems.

Food and Drink

‘Functional’ non-alcoholic drinks: A new booze-free frontier?

As the low- and no-alcohol sector gains ground, companies are mixing drinks that are meant to be the anti-alcohol. Instead of making you feel worse, creators say they’re good for your health.

Health news

Nestlé shareholders push for more healthy offerings fails

Shareholders called to increase the number of healthy foods in a resolution voted today (18 April) in the company's Annual General Meeting amid a scandal on high sugar baby foods.

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Nutrition

People in cities are losing the gut bacteria to properly digest plants

A gut bacteria called Ruminococcus, which helps digest fibre, is "sparse" in samples from the microbiome of humans living in urbanised societies.

Nutrition

Diets like Keto or fasting could keep cancer at bay, new study finds

Popular diets, like the Keto diet, could curve a tumour’s progression, but more research is needed to evaluate its impact on humans, a new study shows.

Food and Drink

New French report claims young people can't identify some vegetables

According to a new study, one in five young people (aged 15 to 24) are unable to identify a zucchini in a photo, with 18% seeing it as a cucumber and 2% as an aubergine. The report also suggests a significant number of young people have difficulty maintaining a healthy, balanced diet.

Business

Bite Back: Youth campaign shames companies over junk food products

Activists in the UK call out firms like Ferrero and Mondelez that cash in on selling unhealthy food to children.

Nutrition

This cake may boost your brain health, experts say

Dubbed the ‘unforgettable cake’, its recipe includes ingredients that should help our brains stay healthy such as beetroot, olive oil, and cinnamon.

Nutrition

Low-carb, plant-based diets linked to less weight gain over time

A new study has found that low-carbohydrate diets high in plant-based fats and proteins were linked to less long-term weight gain.

Nutrition

Europe's obesity crisis: Which countries are the most impacted?

The data shows one in six Europeans with obese and over 50% of adults overweight. The rates vary from country to country but where is the problem the worst?

wellbeing

These 8 healthy habits could slow down ageing by up to 6 years

Following a checklist of eight healthy metrics could reduce your biological age, according to an extensive new analysis.

Food and Drink

Study reveals 75% of people don't think they eat their five a day

The new JuicePlus+ survey, based on responses from 32,000 participants globally, has revealed that a staggering 75% of people believe they fall short of their recommended daily intake of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Nutrition

Could cigarette-style warning labels reduce meat consumption?

Graphic images warning of the dangers of smoking had an impact on persuading smokers to quit but could the same work for meat?

Food and Drink

Home or readymade: French restaurants forced to reveal food sources

Homemade or readymade that's question you may ask yourself while pushing the food around your plate at a French restaurant. Now, the government wants eateries to let diners know when meals are not freshly cooked on site in a move to save France's culinary reputation.

Nutrition

Want to lose weight? How you eat is just as important as what you eat

The way you eat is more important than what you eat, according to the experts at what is reputed to be the world’s best medical spa in Austria.

Nutrition

Artificial sweeteners linked to a higher risk of depression - study

Eating ultra-processed foods, especially those with artificial sweeteners, may increase the risk of depression, a new study has revealed.

Health news

Four in five people with hypertension aren’t adequately treated - WHO

Just one in five people with hypertension have controlled it, the World Health Organization said.

World News

Euroviews. We need cheap protein — but it doesn’t have to be meat

We can replace meat with cheap, low-carbon, non-subsidised plant-based meat and in the process spare animals, the climate, and our bodies from the harms of conventional meat, Sarah Lake writes.

Nutrition

Unhealthy snacks are undermining healthy mealtimes, researchers warn

Snacking on unhealthy treats like cookies and cakes can undo the benefits of eating healthily at mealtimes.