Nutrition
Climate shocks, war fuel multiple looming food crises: UN
Two U.N. food agencies have issued stark warnings about multiple, looming food crises on the planet, driven by climate "shocks" like drought and worsened by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine that have sent fuel and food prices soaring.
Baby formula plant linked to US shortage resumes production
Production resumed Saturday at an Abbott Nutrition baby formula plant in the US whose closure helped fuel a crippling nationwide shortage.
The facility in Sturges, Michigan has met initial government sanitary requirements for reopening, the company said in a statement.
Baby formula shortage highlights racial disparities
Capri Isidoro broke down in tears sitting on a chair at the office of a lactation consultant. The mother of two had been struggling to breastfeed her 1-month-old daughter ever since she was born, when the hospital gave the baby formula first without consulting her on her desire to breastfeed.
One in every three Turks clinically obese: Report
Nearly a third of the Turkish population, or 32.1 percent, comprises obese people, whereas 66.8 percent of the population is either overweight or obese, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report released during the 29th European Congress on Obesity in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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Why the War in Ukraine Threatens Global Food Security (infographic)
According to the UN organization, the number of people facing acute food insecurity had jumped from 135 million to 276 million since 2019
The vitamin that may lower the risk of Covid-19 infection
This research is an expansion of an earlier study showing that a vitamin D deficiency (less than 20 ng/ml) may raise the risk of testing positive for COVID-19
Slovenians don’t get enough vitamin D with food
Ljubljana – The Nutrition Institute, a non-profit research centre, has carried out a study which showed that Slovenians significantly lack vitamin D. This is after a Nutrihealth national study showed last year that around 80% of adults in Slovenia do not get enough vitamin D in autumn and winter months.
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The Greek “superfood” revealed
It is rich in numerous nutrients
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Greek food authority orders recall of spices products
The product was deemed unsafe because it contains gluten
COVID turns obesity into ‘pandemic’ in Turkey: Report
The obesity prevalence rate in Turkey has increased significantly in the COVID-19 era, turning the problem of overweight into a "pandemic," a report prepared by a parliamentary commission has revealed.