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Trans fats are commonly found in margarines, vegetable shortening, baked and fried foods and pre-packaged snacks. A recent WHO study found that every 2% increase in energy intake from trans fats significantly raises the risk of: heart disease by 25% death from any cause by 14% Source: World Health Organization (WHO)  

The city of Taipei in Taiwan turned the abandoned Zhongshan Soccer Stadium football stadium into a community garden as part of their city-wide urban green planning programme. What a great way to use unused spaces in cities. Imagine if all cities did this! Source: 1 Million Women  

Did you know that when you eat broccoli, you are eating the plant’s flower buds? Broccoli belongs to the cabbage family and the green part we eat isn’t the stem or leaves, but unopened flower buds. If left to grow longer, those little green clusters would bloom into bright yellow flowers. Broccoli is harvested before it blossoms, making it one of nature’s most nutritious “flowers”....

A Simple Act that Prevents Food Waste In Norway, there was a heartwarming instance where a resident, Inger Garås from Mjøndalen, hung over 200 bags of surplus apples on her fence for passersby to take. Her apple trees had produced far more fruit than she could consume, and rather than letting it rot, she decided to share it with the community. This act of generosity quickly gained attention...

Do you know: Over 800 million people are currently suffering from malnutrition, a disturbing thought when one-third of the food that is intended for human consumption is wasted or lost. Statistics indicate that 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted globally each year. The staggering amount of food wasted could feed approximately 3 billion people. Food waste is contributed by households,...

PLASTICS FOUND INSIDE VEGETABLE TISSUES Plastic pollution is not only a problem for oceans and wildlife. It may also be affecting the very food we eat. A new study highlights how nanoplastics can penetrate crops, raising questions about food safety and human health. Researchers have now shown that some of the smallest plastic particles can move into edible vegetable tissues. Using radishes as...

Junk and processed food are among 12 categories of food and drinks that have been prohibited from being sold in schools, the Education Ministry has announced. It said the move was made in collaboration with the Health Ministry’s nutrition division. It said the ban was part of ongoing efforts to encourage students to adopt healthy eating habits and to support proper growth. The first category...

An influential consumer rights association has urged a court to ban the sale of Perrier bottled water in France, saying the brand's claim that its product is "natural" was misleading. UFC-Que Choisir, which lodged its request with a court in Nanterre near Paris, said the Nestle-owned Perrier brand should be banned temporarily from selling its sparkling water and be ordered to stop its...

Every bite of food tells a hidden story, and often, it begins with a bee. These tiny pollinators are responsible for much of the abundance we take for granted – apples, almonds, berries, cucumbers, even coffee. Without them, our meals would look far emptier, stripped down to little more than grains like rice, corn, and wheat. It’s easy to overlook the connection, yet every spoonful and every...

Imagine how much food waste we can save just by doing a few things before cooking or shopping for food.There are so many different actions we can take to reduce food waste within our homes – we can all turn the tide on wastefulness in our own ways Source: 1 Million Women