Expert reveals whether shakes can replace meals Registered dietitian Kylie King warns to be careful about picking smoothies instead of a meal The Independent UK · 1h ago
7 Foods That Look Healthy Until You Read the Nutrition Label Strolling down supermarket aisles filled with earthy green packaging, rustic cardboard fonts, and bold claims of wellness can easily trick even the most disciplined shopper. Marketing teams frequently utilize words like natural, organic, multigrain, and antioxidant-rich to create a halo of health around products that are heavily processed. Yet, flipping… Grocery Coupon Guide · 3h ago
FSSAI proposes banning addition of fructose, sucrose in baby food products The FSSAI has drafted an amendment to restrict the use of sucrose and fructose in infant food products aimed at infants below six months. This initiative is designed to elevate nutritional standards and minimize sugar intake in early childhood, directly relating to public health concerns like rising childhood obesity. Feedback… The Economic Times · 7h ago
7 Migraine Triggers Specific to Indian Diets and Weather Why Indian Triggers Get OverlookedMigraine research has historically been conducted in temperate climates on Western diets. The result is a standard trigger list, red wine, aged cheese, cold cuts, that describes almost nothing on an average Indian plate. Yet India carries one of the highest migraine burdens in Asia, with… Times Life · 16h ago
17-year-old Miami scientist Gabriella Rothberg is genetically engineering tomatoes that taste like beef burgers and could provide iron-rich nutrition Gabriella Rothberg, a 17-year-old scientist, is working on genetically engineering tomatoes to taste like beef. These tomatoes aim to provide iron while retaining the nutritional benefits of plants. The project is associated with Maddison Marshall, a PhD candidate at the University of Miami. Rothberg has documented her experiments on social… The Economic Times · 22h ago
A Young Man's Itchy Netlike Rash Was Traced to Keto, and Doctors Have Seen It After Fasting Too A 20-year-old's itchy, netlike rash was traced to his keto diet. The same rare rash has been tied to fasting, diabetes, and eating disorders. Medical Daily · Oct 16
‘Wales’s oldest man’ recommends classic British dish as he nears 107th birthday Owen Filer served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and has been presented with a commemorative shield by SSAFA The Independent UK · Oct 16
‘Wales’s oldest man’ recommends fish and chip diet as he nears 107th birthday Owen Filer has been presented with a commemorative shield by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. Evening Standard · Oct 16
Why Is Serving 3 Rotis Considered Inauspicious in Some Indian Homes? Have you ever noticed an elder in your family hesitate before placing exactly three rotis on someone's plate? Perhaps they served two, added another to make four, or simply asked the person how many they wanted. For many people, this small moment at the dining table comes with an unexpected… MyLifeXP · Oct 16
Record-Low 30.6% Response Rate in CDC Teen Survey Raises Questions About How Well Federal Data Track Youth Health CDC's 2025 teen health survey hit a record-low 30.6% response rate as fewer than half of schools joined. What it means for youth health data. Medical Daily · Oct 16
A Plan to Eat Teflon for Weight Loss Rested on 1960s Rats That Slimmed Down by Accident An Ig Nobel paper proposed eating Teflon to feel full, citing old DuPont rat tests. Now several states have banned the same coating from new pans. Medical Daily · Oct 16
Teen Heart Health Scores Average 68.3 in Ninth Grade but Only 62.7 Among High School Seniors CDC data show teen heart health scores average 68.3 in ninth grade and 62.7 in 12th grade. See which habits score lowest and what parents can do. Medical Daily · Oct 16
India's Legless Amphibians Live Entirely Underground and Go Unnoticed What a Caecilian Actually IsCaecilians are the third order of amphibians, sitting alongside frogs and salamanders in the class Amphibia. They have no limbs, no visible ears, and eyes so reduced that in many species they sit beneath a thin layer of skin, functional enough to detect light but useless… Times Life · Oct 16
7 Signs Menopause Is Affecting More Than Your Hormones Menopause is often associated with the end of menstrual periods, but the changes can reach far beyond the reproductive system. A woman may experience night sweats, poor sleep, mood changes, joint discomfort or changes in her skin and body composition, sometimes without immediately connecting them to menopause. These changes are… MyLifeXP · Oct 16
The Economic Times · Oct 15 Pakistan ranks worst in South Asia on 2026 Global Hunger Index as food insecurity deepens Pakistan has been reported to have the worst performance in South Asia regarding the 2026 Global Hunger Index. The country is grappling with severe food insecurity due to economic instability and climate-related challenges. Rising food prices have adversely affected household purchasing power, making nutrition unaffordable for many families. Extreme weather…
The Economic Times · Oct 15 Pope Leo health: Pope Leo XIV resumes regular diet, celebrates Mass in hospital as doctor shares latest update on lung cancer recovery Pope Leo health: The Vatican said that the pope had celebrated Mass with his secretaries in the afternoon in a special chapel set up for him on the 10th floor of the hospital.
Times Life · Oct 15 What Nine Days of Navratri Fasting Does to Your Body That One Day Cannot The First Two Days: What a Short Fast Actually DoesAfter roughly twelve to sixteen hours without food, the liver exhausts its glycogen stores and begins converting fatty acids into ketone bodies for fuel. This is the metabolic shift most people associate with fasting benefits, reduced blood glucose, a drop in…
Medical Daily · Oct 14 Diet Pattern Linked to Higher Lung Cancer Risk Loses Statistical Significance Once Overall Diet Quality Is Counted A lung cancer link to a sulfur-related diet pattern faded after adjusting for overall diet quality. See what the study can and cannot show.
The Guardian - US · Oct 14 ‘Try to eat really well, 80% of the time’: nutrition expert says healthy eating is easier than you think Christopher Gardner, the author of Food Sense and director of nutrition studies at Stanford, says we have overcomplicated the question of what to eat
Salon · Oct 14 Why the GOP needs a 'secret vegan' Trump and Paxton have turned a false claim about his diet into a masculinity test. Why does eating meat matter?
The Economic Times · Oct 14 Nana Patekar's cardiac arrest puts heart health in focus: 6 habits to start today The death of veteran actor Nana Patekar underscores the critical need for cardiovascular health awareness and prevention. Heart disease often lacks obvious warning signs, making regular health checks essential for everyone. Lifestyle changes such as exercise, a balanced diet, and stress management are important for heart health. Individuals should not…
MyLifeXP · Oct 14 Can You Eat Your Favourite Foods and Stay Healthy? Imagine starting Monday with a promise to eat healthy. You skip your favourite breakfast, avoid rice at lunch, say no to snacks in the evening, and resist dessert after dinner. By the end of the week, you are tired of following rules and craving the very foods you tried to…
Times Life · Oct 14 The Ganges Shark: India's River Shark That Almost No One Has Seen Alive A Shark That Lives in Fresh Water, Not the OceanThe Ganges shark, Glyphis gangeticus, is a true freshwater shark, not a bull shark passing through, not a myth, but a species that evolved specifically for the turbid, sediment-heavy waters of Indian river systems. Its eyes are unusually small and sit…
Medical Daily · Oct 14 A Month of 102-Degree Fevers with No Stomach Trouble Turned Out to Be Celiac Disease A 33-year-old woman had a month of fevers and muscle aches but no gut symptoms. After a long workup, a small intestine biopsy revealed celiac disease.
Medical Daily · Oct 14 Milky White Urine Led Doctors to a Hidden Leak Between the Lymphatic System and the Urinary Tract A milky urine sample led doctors to chyluria, a rare condition in which fat-rich lymph fluid leaks into the urine through an abnormal channel.