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Year: 2023

Year: 2023

AVOCADO – AN AMAZING SUPERFOOD

Lai Cheng May 19, 2023 0 Comments
Avocados are an amazing superfood high in monounsaturated fatty acids (good fat) which can fight and get rid of bad fat and cholesterol in the body. Avocados are also a good source of antioxidants, fibre, carotenoids, potassium (avocados have twice of the amount of potassium found in bananas), B vitamins and Vitamin E. Mashed avocado has been used to treat dermatitis, and eczema and the oil from...
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9 FOODS THAT FIGHT HYPERTENSION

Lai Cheng May 19, 2023 0 Comments
Do You Know: There are some elements in plant-based foods that are known to positively impact blood pressure. Here are 9 great foods to include in your diet to keep your blood pressure at a healthy level. Since they’re all plant-based, they’re also naturally good sources of fibre. Some are rich in potassium and/or magnesium, and some deliver healthy nitrates that your body can turn into...
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New UNEP Report Sparks Controversy Ahead of Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations

Lai Cheng May 17, 2023 0 Comments
Civil society organizations, academics, and frontline groups are expressing their concern over UNEP's newly released Spotlight report promoting burning plastic waste in cement kilns as a key strategy in the design and implementation of the Global Plastics Treaty. “Burning plastic waste in cement kilns is a ‘get out of jail free card’ for the plastic industry to keep ramping up plastic...
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NGOs respond to Gamuda

Lai Cheng May 17, 2023 0 Comments
We refer to the media statement by Gamuda issued on 16 May, 2023. Gamuda’s defence of its Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project is self-serving and unsustainable. It has a vested interest in the mega reclamation project, expecting to make millions, perhaps billions, of profit. Therefore, its claims of the project benefitting the public must be taken with a pinch of salt. The Penang state...
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ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES

Lai Cheng May 17, 2023 0 Comments
Malaysia is Moving in the Right Direction The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) welcomes Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s announcement on 15 May 2023 that households that guzzle electricity will no longer be enjoying subsidies. According to a media report in August 2022, the government was expected to spend RM6.51 billion in electricity tariff subsidies for that year. Under...
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Low-calories sweeteners might not be as good for us as we thought

Lai Cheng May 16, 2023 0 Comments
Some artificial sweeteners disrupt the microbes in our gut – possibly in ways that increase the risk of weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease, says a recent study. The disruption to the microbiome occurs because non-nutritional sweeteners, although zero or low calorie for humans, serve as nutrients for some microbes, which then proliferate. This causes an imbalance in microbial populations...
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TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURES THROUGHOUT THE PLASTIC LIFE CYCLE

Lai Cheng May 16, 2023 0 Comments
Urgent Global Action Needed: UNEP Report Reduce plastic production and  address chemicals in plastics globally to protect human health and the environment, recommends a new UN report released last week. Chemicals released throughout the life cycle of plastics pose serious health and environmental threats, says “Chemicals in Plastics: A Technical Report”. About 22 million tonnes of...
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WIDENING HIGHWAYS DOESN’T FIX TRAFFIC

Lai Cheng May 15, 2023 0 Comments
Expanding highways and building more roads actually makes traffic worse. More roads, more expenses, more congestion, revealed a 2020 report, “Congestion Con”, by Transportation for America. Spending billions to expand highways can actually make congestion worse by encouraging people to drive more than they otherwise would, a counterintuitive but well-documented phenomenon known as induced...
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