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Yes, obesity is a problem - but a greater one is the food industry and its greed | Letters
Your editorial on cancers in under-50s (8 October) rightly names food among the culprits. But the confrontation it calls for should be aimed less at obesity than at what produces it. Obesity is the intermediary; the exposure is a food system…
The foods dietitians want us to eat during perimenopause
It will affect half the global population at some point in their lives and has more than 34 recognised physical and psychological symptoms, lasting several years in some cases. Perimenopause symptoms range from poor sleep, anxiety and low mood to…
Paris Suffers Second Big Fire Days After Food Market Destroyed
A fire broke out Wednesday morning near the Austerlitz train station, in central Paris, just two days after flames destroyed a historic food market in the chic Marais neighborhood. The fire started at a construction site around 9:30 a.m. local…
From black soldier flies to mealworms: farming insects for food, fodder and fertiliser in Uganda
A few minutes' walk from his home in the Kyaka II refugee settlement, Kanane Bikanyale feeds black soldier fly larvae to chickens in a coop above a fishpond. The larvae disappear in a scrum of chickens. Nearby, more larvae grow in modified…
Cleanup in Aisle IT: Hackers Spoil the Food at French Supermarkets
Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch conglomerate behind Stop & Shop, Hannaford, and Food Lion, pulled parts of its network offline this week after discovering a cybersecurity problem. Customers who tried to order groceries online instead saw maintenance…
What 'Healthy' Food Labels Leave Out
These days, many food packages make a promise of nutrition: reduced fat, high fiber, whole grain, or non-GMO, to name a few. At first glance, these claims seem designed to help shoppers choose healthier options at the grocery store. But new Cornell…
Are Burnham's Brexit promises distracting him from an impending food crisis?
Andy Burnham's Brexit promises risk distracting the government from an approaching winter food and fuel crisis, two former Whitehall insiders have warned. On Monday 12 October, the prime minister vowed to push for a Brexit reset at a UK-EU summit…
Food waste feeds the gas grid
At a food manufacturing precinct north of Adelaide, Delorean Corporation is building a new kind of waste facility: one that will take in tens of thousands of tonnes of organic material and send renewable gas into the city's existing distribution…
Trump faces fresh economic nightmare as food and gas prices soar before midterms
Driven by escalating food and gasoline costs, consumer prices in the United States likely accelerated in September, presenting another setback for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party ahead of the crucial November 3 midterm elections.
Massive fire destroys 400-year-old food market, leaving historic landmark in ruins
Marché des Enfants Rouges, the oldest covered food market in Paris, was engulfed in flames in the early hours of Monday, Oct. 12, destroying vendor stalls and a piece of local history. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. Monday, with…
India WPI Inflation Jumps to 11.39% in September on Food, Fuel, Manufactured Goods
India's wholesale price-based inflation soared to 11.39 per cent in September, driven by a sharp increase in the prices of food, fuel, and manufactured items, reflecting broader economic pressures. India's wholesale price-based inflation (WPI)…
Busan blends temple food, music, meditation in 2-day festival
Busan will hold a two-day festival at a Buddhist temple, combining temple food, concerts and meditation, the city government said Wednesday. The southern port city and the Busan Tourism Organization will host the “Gaeulen Jeollo…
Americans are stressed about prices, why do they overlook 'misfit' food?
There's a paradox that drives the shopping decisions of many Americans: Almost three-quarters say they're feeling stressed out about skyrocketing grocery bills. But they keep discarding large quantities of food that's safe to eat, from crooked…
Food inflation, crude oil prices to determine extent of RBI rate hikes
Persistent food inflation and elevated crude oil prices are likely to determine the extent of further interest rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), with the monetary tightening cycle expected to remain shallow at 50-75 basis points…
How El Niño could spark a worldwide food crisis
Each purple carrot the farmers pull from the clumpy soil of West Sussex bears the scars of extreme weather. Many are huge and bulbous, or even double-tipped. Record heat and widespread drought across the UK this summer killed some seeds and left…
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