How to break carb cravings, once and for all

By CNN,

If you're like many people I know, the thought of giving up pasta and bread in an effort to shed a few pounds (or more) might seem like an unfair puni...

Even when families have issues, eating together can improve teen diets

By Reuters,

Teens whose families eat dinner together are more likely to make healthy food choices, even when kids and parents have issues with communicating and c...

teenagers diet

Coconut oil has more ‘bad’ fat than beef and butter-doctors

By Reuters,

Coconut oil raises ‘bad’ cholesterol in the same way as other foods high in saturated fats like butter and beef, according to the American Heart A...

AHA , Cancer Council , Cardiovascular disease , Coconut oil , Hypertension

Why is pizza so addictive?

By CNN,

A deliciously fresh pizza pie with warm baked dough, salty tomato sauce and gooey cheese is a delight for the senses. There are few foods that could s...

Bill DeJournett managing editor of PMQ Pizza Magazine , Erica M. Schulte , Gail Vance Civille founder and president of Sensory Spectrum , Herbert Stone

Walking makes your brain younger

By CNN,

Worried about your aging brain? Getting your heart pumping with something as simple as walking or cycling just three times a week seems to improve thi...

The beef with beef: We’re eating more than ever but at what cost?

By CNN,

Beef isn't good for the planet. But you probably knew that already. You might know beef is responsible for 41% of livestock greenhouse gas emission...

beef , china , OECD-FAO , U.N

How to ‘cheat’ on your diet without ruining it

By CNN,

Food is one of life's greatest pleasures, so with just about every diet I've ever prescribed, I've given "permission" for people to incorporate their ...

David Levitsky , Martha McKittrick , Mascha Davis

VIDEO: Air New Zealand Christmas ad replicates Trump

By Reuters,

An Air New Zealand advertisement released for the Christmas season this week takes a dig at U.S. President Donald Trump by portraying an American boy ...

Air New Zealand , christmas , Elvis Anderson

The fruits and veggies that could poison you

By CNN,

Ther are some fruits and veges around the world that are natural-born killers. Here are some of the examples. Unripe lychees contain toxins that ca...

cassava , fruits , lychee , poison , potato , red kidney bean , sugarcane , VEGETABLES

Taiwan’s ‘Notebook Boy’ Chen commits his memories in writing

By VOA,

Chen Hong-zhi's notebooks are his life. Nine years ago, Chen seriously damaged his hippocampus, a part of the brain associated with forming memorie...

Chen Hong-zhi , Dr Lin Ming-teng , hippocampus , Hsinchu County , Taipei Veterans General Hospital

As slavery evolves in Mauritania, silent victims prove harder to ind

By VOA,

Day after day, Aminetou Mint Yarg and her fellow villagers in southern Mauritania haul water from the river and tend to their crops under a burning de...

Haratines , Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) , Nouakchott , USA

He ate a slug on a dare, became paralyzed and died

By CNN,

It was just a silly dare among teenage boys. What could it hurt to eat a small slug? So Australian teenager Sam Ballard grabbed the slimy creatur...

Rat lungworm disease , Slug

Plants and extreme fitness: How one man added years to his life

By CNN,

Three years ago, Khaled Al-Suwaidi, now 35, received advice that changed his life forever. He was warned that he might not live much longer. Origin...

diet , exercise , Fitness , health , Khaled Al-Suwaidi

Food magazine editor quits after ‘killing vegans’ joke

By CNN,

The editor of a British food publication has resigned after joking in an email about "killing vegans" and force-feeding them meat. William Sitwell,...

British food publication , John Brown Media , Waitrose , William Sitwell

Busia: Woman gives birth to 6.3kg baby boy

By Frankline Bwire,

A woman in Busia has given birth to a baby weighing 6.3kgs in Teso South. Everlyne Atieno Osinya from Ong'ariama village had the baby boy through ...

busia baby , Everlyne Atieno Osinya

Women with diabetes have higher cancer risk than men

By Reuters,

People with diabetes are more likely to develop certain cancers than those without the condition, and a new analysis suggests that the increased risk ...

cancer , Diabetes , obesity

How a vegan diet can change your body

By CNN,

A vegan diet, plant-based which shuns meat and dairy, is having its time in the sun. Since 2008, there has been a 350% increase in the number of se...

vegan diet

Agri-business: Fruits and vegetables help 31-year-old find healthy way to riches

By Wangui Ngechu,

An agri-business venture that started out just three years ago as a side hustle has since turned into a profit-making platform for its founder, Peter ...

Govt engages horticulture players to boost exports

By Kepha Muiruri,

Players in Kenya’s horticultural sector are seeking out incentives from government ahead of the fresh budgetary allocation for the 2018-2019 financi...

Chris Kiptoo , European union , exports , government support , Horticulture , IFTEX , International Flower Trade Expo , international trade , Kenya Flower Council , KFC , taxation

RECIPE: A different way of preparing sukuma wiki

By Agencies,

Recently I've discovered that almost all vegetables are good to roast. The key to success is threefold: first, don't crowd the roasting pan. Second, r...

Eggplant , Pine Nuts , Pumpkin Seeds , Recipe , ROASTING VEGETABLES , sukuma wiki , VEGETABLES , Walnut Sauce. , Zucchini