One of the biggest challenges we face with healthy eating is whether our bodies can actually absorb the vitamins and minerals from the foods we eat. According to a 2024 study, billions of people worldwide are not getting enough essential micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) from their diets. This isn’t always because people aren’t eating “healthy” … Read more
A dispute that started over heating a dish in a microwave oven ended with two Indian students winning a $200,000 settlement from a US university. Aditya Prakash and his fiancee, Urmi Bhattacheryya, told the BBC they had filed a civil rights lawsuit against the University of Colorado, Boulder, after facing a series of “microaggressions and … Read more
Common preservatives used to keep food safe and extend shelf life may be linked to a higher risk of several cancers and type 2 diabetes, according to two new studies in France. “These findings are very important for preservatives that are not only widely used in the French and European markets, but also in the … Read more
Even foods most Americans consider “healthy” can pose serious risks of foodborne illness, experts warn — and many say salads, sprouts and deli meats are among the everyday items they personally refuse to eat. A Seattle lawyer who has spent decades litigating some of the country’s worst foodborne illness outbreaks recently told The Washington Post … Read more