Nutrition, Health & Wellness
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Unilever sets industry example with pledge to stop marketing food and beverages to children under 16 years
UK – British multinational consumer goods company Unilever has set a new industry example with a pledge to stop marketing food and beverages to children…
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Nigeria receives US$15m emergency funding from UN to address food insecurity, malnutrition
NIGERIA – The United Nations has allocated US$15 million emergency funding from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support urgently needed humanitarian assistance…
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Eating ultra-processed foods significantly increases obesity risk among adolescents
USA – Consuming a diet rich in ultra-processed foods is more likely to make an adolescent overweight or obese, a new study published in the…
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Consumption of plant-based foods associated with a lower risk of developing diabetes
EUROPE – Consumption of healthy plant-based foods lowers risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study published in the journal of the European Association for…
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Nigeria introduces mandatory fortification of rice, heightens fight against hidden hunger
NIGERIA – The Federal Government of Nigeria has included rice on the list of foods that must be fortified with micronutrients to boost nutritional value…