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Friday, May 10, 2024
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Not just sugar and lack of exercise, but salt and dehydration are behind obesity epidemic

Americans unwittingly behave like captive desert sand rats. It worked for our ancestors, but human beings can't live like that today.

Why food stores are letting go of ‘best before’ labels on ‘commonly wasted’ items

Food date labels appeared after WWII as people shopped at supermarkets and wanted 'the freshest food on the shelf'. But these dates rarely correspond to spoiling.

Cost of a veg Indian thali has jumped 42% since 2015. That too without curd, tea, fruits

For a family of five, the monthly thali cost jumped up from Rs 4,700 in 2015 to Rs 6,700 in 2022 for a lighter diet.

70% consumers unhappy with Delhi HC stay on rule restricting service charge at eateries — survey

LocalCircles survey finds that 20% consumers plan to 'fight and not pay the additional charges', while 37% say they will avoid restaurants levying service charge.

Covid’s made iron deficiency a health risk. Look at alternatives before you pick the pill

Even when we consume enough iron, typically only about 15–35% of it is absorbed. But keep in mind that conventional supplements have side effects.

Gluten to dairy—why is everyone having food intolerance? Say thanks to Dr Google

Hosting a dinner party is harder now. Are food intolerances increasing? Or do we just hear more about them now?

By 2050 you’ll be eating fake bananas and finger millets

The war in Ukraine highlights the dangers of relying on a few globally traded foods. To keep the world fed, scientists have identified alternate staples.

Charred, crisp and smokey: what makes food cooked on an open flame so tasty

Cooking on a grill may seem simple, but there is a lot of chemistry that sets barbecue apart from other cooking methods.

Fewer restaurant visits & new clothes, more non-veg food — how Covid affected Indians’ spending

According to govt data, food & household utilities were the only bundle of goods that witnessed a positive growth rate in 2020-21, the first pandemic year, compared to previous financial year.

Your modern diet is contributing to climate change — but here’s how you can fix it

Here are a few easy but effective ways to reduce our carbon footprint by making sustainable changes to our eating habits.

On Camera

What’s Xi Jinping doing in Europe? His goal is more strategic than economic

India should aim to get European investments that are clearly no longer going to China. That is where the dots of its efforts to save Asia from China’s dominance converge at its most basic.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

SC to take up over 400 SSC officers’ plea seeking post-retirement benefits — ‘breach of Article 14′

The Short Service Commissioned officers are demanding pension and contributory provident funds rights. The plea also questions disparity with Permanent Commissioned officers.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.