Category: Food EN

Most foods sold at the supermarket are processed in some way. When food is processed, its texture and flavour change. Processed foods contain added salt, oil, sugar, fat, or other substances. Examples include canned soup and beef jerky. Some foods are very highly processed (called ultra-processed foods) and are mostly or entirely made from additive substances. In addition to added salt, sugar,...

Fruits are nutritious and healthy to eat every day. All fruits contain important vitamins, minerals, plant chemicals and fibre, which help to prevent disease, so it’s best to eat a variety of them. Consider eating bananas, cucumber, oranges, pineapple, pomegranate, raspberry and watermelon. These 7 fruits have health benefits you probably never knew about.                    

Food labels are meant to inform us. But often, they simply confuse us. Some food manufacturers use carefully crafted catch-words to imply more than they really deliver. For example: > “Made with whole grains” does not mean the product is 100% whole grains. It could mean: Only a pinch of whole grains is added to many more refined ones. > “No cholesterol” peanut butter? The food...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the relevant authorities to implement taxes on unhealthy food as a measure to curb obesity and related health issues. According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023, Malaysians face a health crisis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with a surge in overweight and obese individuals. One major concern is the impact of...

Are your daily foods high in sugar, unhealthy fats, and refined carbohydrates? These may harm your health if eaten regularly and lead to some chronic health conditions. Such foods are also inappropriate for people with diabetes, or heart and weight problems. Why not swap less healthy food and cooking ingredients with more nutritious and wholesome alternatives? This can give you fewer calories,...

Our oceans provide us with more than just fish to eat. There are many other nutritious and delicious aquatic products that come from our seas – take seaweed for instance! Did you know these 3 facts about seaweed? Source: Food and Agriculture Organization              

GHAI collaborated with our partner FAKTA, an Indonesian consumer defense organization, to host our first Asia legal symposium in Bali, Indonesia the last weekend of May. Legal experts and advocates dedicated to using law to advance public health policies and transform food systems from 12 countries and 23 organizations attended. They shared cutting-edge legal strategies, lessons learned and how...