The knife rack has replaced the bookshelf as a symbol of cultural capital. However, following decades of lifestyle eating, cooking shows and palate sensations, a new food generation is starting to establish itself. Food ethnologist Håkan Jönsson sees a comeback for ready-made meals and abstemiousness. Food is more than sustenance, what role does food play […]
Pet Food Distribution Update: Now Helping L.A.’s Vulnerable Horses
Molly Flanegin never imagined herself asking for help with something as basic as pet food, but the COVID-19 pandemic made even that responsibility a challenge. The San Fernando Valley resident lives with her brother, Scott, as well as five cats and a 10-year-old Maltipoo dog, all of whom are rescues. Nearby, she boards Durango, her […]
Why health experts aren’t warning about coronavirus in food
Chicken with salmonella can make you sick. So can romaine lettuce with E. coli and buffets with lurking norovirus. So why aren’t health officials warning people about eating food contaminated with the new coronavirus? The answer has to do with the varying paths organisms take to make people sick. Respiratory viruses like the new coronavirus […]
High blood pressure: Eating two of this fruit a day could keep the condition at bay
More than two decades of research have proven potassium-rich foods can help lower blood pressure readings. Eating two bananas (each consisting of about 420mg of potassium) everyday has shown to lower blood pressure by 10 percent within a week. The study was conducted back in 1999, in Manipal, southern India and involved human participants from […]
Check Out the Most Expensive Food to Eat This Holiday Season!
Now that the Holiday Season is fast approaching, everyone is busy checking their list of gifts to buy for loved ones and friends. We’re also busy checking our grocery list for the food we want to prepare in this Festive Season. While most people want to budget their money for food, some want to treat […]
Stomach bloating: Eat less of this food to avoid bloating this Christmas
Stomach bloating typically describes what happens when too much gas fills up the gastrointestinal tract, which is the real of overindulging in certain foods. The commonly reported complaint is a stretchy, puffy sensation in the tummy and abdominal cramps. The glut of food and drink that is consumed during the Christmas period can be particularly […]
Introducing peanuts and eggs early can prevent food allergies in high risk infants
Research undertaken by King’s College London and St George’s, University of London has found that introducing certain foods early to infants can prevent them from developing an allergy despite low adherence to an introduction regime. In a series of papers published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, researchers found that despite low […]
Babies fed peanuts early have a lower risk of food allergies
Feeding peanuts and eggs to some babies from as early as three months ‘could protect them from developing allergies’ High-risk babies were fed small amounts of allergenic foods in a study Introduction at three months lowered the odds of them getting an allergy That’s compared to current guidelines of introduction at six months It could […]
After Listeria deaths in Hesse, Germany: food watch is turning into a call to the Affected
The company Wilke sausages in Twistetal-Berndorf was closed after two people had died, whose death stands with products of the company in connection. Now food watch is aimed at Concerned and wants to go to the bottom of it. "Calling all people after the consumption of #Wilke sausages are diagnosed with #Listeria, and their relatives: […]
Despite growing burden of diet-related disease, medical education does not equip students to provide high quality nutritional care to patients: Researchers call for improved nutrition education to be integrated into the medical curriculum
Worldwide, nutrition is insufficiently incorporated into medical education, meaning that medical students lack the confidence, skills and knowledge to provide nutritional care to patients, according to a systematic review of 24 studies published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. The authors recommend that nutrition education be made compulsory for all medical students, a global benchmark […]