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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicDiet culture

Topic: Diet culture

US study links intermittent fasting to increased cardiovascular risk. Doctors say ‘more evidence needed’

The research was presented at a major heart association conference in US. Health experts say too early to draw conclusions based on study that is not yet peer-reviewed or published.

‘Consult dietitians, not Internet’: Experts after 39-yr-old Russian food influencer’s sudden death

Russian influencer Zhannah Samsonova died of 'starvation' after living on an 'only-fruits diet' for over a decade, according to reports.

Diet culture distorts body image, promotes eating disorders. Try intuitive eating instead

The ‘diet culture’ based weight loss industry is not ready to give up and keeps coming up with new, trendy diets with no scientific backing.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.