Two billion people suffering from hidden hunger according to 2014 Global Hunger Index, even as levels of hunger in many developing countries decrease

A staggering 2 billion people get so little essential vitamins and minerals from the foods they eat that they remain undernourished, according to the 2014 Global Hunger Index (GHI) being released…

Menus with reduced calories at large chain restaurants could impact obesity epidemic

New research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that large chain restaurants, whose core menu offerings are generally high in calories, fat and sodium, introduced newer…

Humanitarian crises: advancing the science for health programming

Humanitarian crises are becoming increasingly complex and a growing threat to the health and safety of populations.

What’s not on the bottle? Public health organisations call on the European Commission to label alcoholic drinks

On the 10th September in the European Parliament (Brussels) public health experts will be calling the European Commission to make changes to alcohol labelling legislation and allow consumers to…

A shift in global diets essential to address climate change

A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that – if current trends continue – food production alone will reach, if not exceed, the global targets for total greenhouse gas (GHG)…

Caffeine affects males and females differently after puberty

Researchers from University at Buffalo School of Public Health, NY, follow up their previous research on differences in response to caffeine between males and females.

Caffeine affects males and females differently after puberty

Researchers from University at Buffalo School of Public Health, NY, follow up their previous research on differences in response to caffeine between males and females.

Erythritol, the main component of Truvia® sweetener, could be a safe and effective insecticide

In a study that began as a sixth-grade science fair project, researchers at Drexel University have found that a popular non-nutritive sweetener, erythritol, may be an effective and human-safe…

Report outlines dietary fat intake among 266 countries

Harvard School of Public Health researchers and colleagues have compiled the first global data on dietary intakes of specific fats worldwide.

Americans struggling to afford food are also skipping medications

A new study in The American Journal of Medicine investigates to what extent chronically ill adults who are struggling financially are taking less medication than they are prescribed or no medication at all.The study acknowledges that there is renewed optimism in the economy at present, but it finds that many Americans are still having trouble meeting basic needs.

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