A small organization in Nairobi’s Mathare slum that spreads positive social messages through music is taking on an unlikely foe: maize, the country’s primary staple food. It is doing this in an effort to cut down the consumption of aflatoxins —…
The new normal body temperature
In 1851, a German physician called Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich surveyed 25,000 people in one city and established that 37°C is the standard temperature of the human body. However, recent analyses and surveys suggest that the average body temperature is…
Nutritional Tips To Help You Stay Healthy This Festive Season
Every Christmas and consequently the new year period, there is usually a lot of celebrations and merry-making. These celebrations are often accompanied by food, drinks as well as gift-giving. It is also one of the periods when one has to…
E-cigarettes raise risks of lung disease – Study
E-cigarette use significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a long term study published Monday that also found vaping was less harmful than smoking. The results of…
When Dieting, Should We Be Fasting Or Grazing?
Perhaps nothing unites people — especially Americans — quite like the shared desire to lose a couple of pounds. I’m in this camp as well. I’ve tried and succeeded in losing weight exactly twice in my life. The first time…
Cap your alcohol at 10 drinks a week: new draft guidelines
New draft alcohol guidelines, released today, recommend healthy Australian women and men drink no more than ten standard drinks a week and no more than four on any one day to reduce their risk of health problems. This is a change…
Why You Might Want to Ignore the Recommended Daily Allowance for Protein
At this point, you’ve heard that protein plays a role in muscle gain. What’s not always so clear is whether high-protein diets are beneficial to everyone—or only athletes and serious weightlifters. A recent study published in Advances in Nutrition might have an answer.…
Harmful bacteria found in most used makeup products, research shows
New research has found that nine in 10 used makeup products contain potentially harmful bacteria, as reported by the Telegraph. The research, conducted by Aston University in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, and published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology, examined 467 makeup…
TACKLING MALNUTRITION IN NIGERIA
Government should take immediate steps to address the prevailing poverty In its latest report titled, “The State of the World’s Children 2019: Children, food and nutrition” released last month, UNICEF revealed that while urbanisation, climate change and poor eating choices are…
The Health Benefits of Onions
The sharp flavor of onions makes them staple ingredients in classic recipes from chicken noodle soup to beef bolognese to salad nicoise. But the tang of onions isn’t the only thing that gives them superhero status. The nutritional benefits of onions are their…