Category: Food EN

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...

Looking to cut back on sodium? Here are 9 salt alternatives to reach for (without sacrificing flavour!). Herbs (basil, parsley, dill, cilantro, chives) Spices (cumin, pepper, cayenne) Acid (lemon, vinegars) Alliums (garlic, scallion, onion) Source: Food Insight  

Study that researchers say highlights chemicals’ ubiquity also shows PFAS association with seafood and red meat New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma and breast milk. The study checked samples from 3,000 pregnant mothers, and is...

It Kills 500, 000 People Each Year, Exposes 4 Billion More to Health Risks Consuming trans fats – found in everyday foods like cookies, cakes and pizza – can be deadly. Industrially produced trans fat is commonly used in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils and spreads to increase their shelf life and flavour stability. Those benefits make it a popular ingredient in snack foods such as...

In our fast-paced world, convenience can often come at the cost of nutrition. This shift has led to an increased reliance on ultra-processed foods. But diets high in ultra-processed foods are increasingly being linked to numerous health issues – including obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. The poor nutritional profile of ultra-processed foods, which often lack...

Closely following a planet-friendly diet of mostly fruits, vegetables and whole grains reduces the risk of premature death by nearly one-third in people, while also dramatically cutting the release of greenhouse gases devastating the planet, a new study found. “Eating more whole plant foods, less animal foods, and less highly processed foods is better for people and planet alike,” said...