India, the world’s second-largest wheat producer, has banned exports of the grain with some exceptions, a move that could compound a worldwide shortfall worsened by the war in Ukraine and exacerbate an already dire forecast for hunger across the globe. The war has interrupted wheat production in Ukraine and Russia, which are major suppliers. Fighting and blockades in the Black Sea have disrupted transport of the grain. And poor harvests in China, along with a heat wave in India and […]
Month: May 2022
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young adults who struggle to afford food face an increased risk of diabetes later in life, possibly due to the long-term effects of eating cheaper, less nutritious food. That’s the conclusion of researchers who analyzed data on nearly 4,000 people from the U.S. National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Between the ages of 32 and 42, diabetes rates were higher among those who reported food insecurity at ages […]
The government has delayed plans to crackdown on unhealthy food deals and TV adverts for junk food for a year. Promotions such as buy-one-get-one-free (bogof) offers and extra free deals on products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) would have been banned under the new measures, part of the wider Obesity Strategy, in October. Instead the promotions will be banned in October 2023. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said the new measures would have coincided with […]
Marwako, a fast food eatery in Accra has been trending on Twitter after several Twitter users complained of getting food poisoning after eating there. The Twitter tirade started after a user Edward Elohim posted that the fast food service had given him and several other people food poisoning. Marwako @Marwakofastfood gave me and many others in this hospital the worst food poisoning ever. — Edward Elohim (@deezydothis) May 11, 2022 His statement has been rehashed by several other users who […]
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A restaurant chain with nearly 700 locations in over 35 states is opening its first Pennsylvania spot in Philadelphia on Thursday. Raising Cane’s, known for its chicken fingers, is located at 3925 Walnut Street in University City. To celebrate the grand opening, 20 customers ages 13 and older won Free Cane’s for a Year. In addition, the first 100 dine-in customers to order a Combo Meal received a commemorative Cane’s t-shirt and The Box Combo gift card […]
India is home to several cuisines but there are only a few regional cuisines that find love all across the country. Punjabi cuisine is loved by one and all. It sums up everything we like in our desi food – high spice level, myriad of flavours, rich gravies and a variety of ingredients put together to make stellar dishes. Punjabi cuisine represents Indian food culture in its most elementary form and that’s why we all love to have Punjabi food […]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today, May 10, he is bothered that it will cost more to ship U.S. commodities recently purchased with funds from the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust than it cost to buy them and that the issue of the transportation cost “needs to be addressed.” Vilsack made the statement in response to a question from Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., at a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 request. Vilsack did not use […]
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A new program within Hartford Hospital is helping people get healthy, but not with medicine. Instead, it offers patients healthy food to take home. It looks like a small supermarket, but it is actually part of Hartford Hospital. Last week, doctors started referring certain patients here for healthier food. It’s free, they can take as much as they want, and learn some recipes, too. “If patients qualify in our office, they get a referral from our […]
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