health and nutrition
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Good sleep and a proper diet could help reduce chronic stress caused by work – but exercise may not
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Unhealthy ultra-processed foods are designed to make us crave them and eat more
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Vitamin B12 is essential for life. But are high levels linked to cancer?
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Iodine deficiency is slowly rising again due to dietary preferences, salt intake concerns
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How ‘decision fatigue’ can lead to a bad diet
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How caste but also North-South divide affect child malnutrition in India
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Why India’s diabetes epidemic is a policy failure
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Is dark chocolate really the healthier, better choice?
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Cutting down on ultraprocessed food improves health among the elderly, says study
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How cavity-causing bacteria thrive on sugar
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Reinventing India’s carb-heavy diet with protein, indigenous foods
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Water it down, swap it out: Diet soft drinks are a health concern – here’s how to cut back on them
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A glass of orange juice everyday could lead to better heart health
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Garlic can benefit heart and immune system, suggests research
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‘Hara hachi bu’: The Japanese philosophy of eating until you’re 80% full goes beyond weight loss
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Bubble tea is everywhere – but its unhealthy side effects are less known
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In Kerala’s Attappadi, ecological destruction and land loss has affected the health of Adivasis
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Nurturing our gut bacteria can help support lifelong health
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Does the protein hype match the science? Yes and no
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Can you eat instant noodles every day? Not really – but make it a healthier meal
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‘Mono diets’ seem like a quick fix but could harm your health
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Plant compounds in apples, black tea and chocolate can help protect heart health
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Obesity: Lifestyle changes can’t fix the conditions that lead to weight to gain
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Are chemicals, plastics in the food we eat driving up cancer rates among the under–50 age group?
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‘Mind diet’: Eating right can protect cognitive health as you age
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Why diet is key when exercising after the age of 50
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Calories listed on a food menu could make you eat more
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Food habits that work as well as weight-loss drugs
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Intermittent fasting: Does cutting carbs or calories improve metabolism?
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India’s census delay is denying millions subsidised foodgrains
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‘Unscientific’: Food activists demand withdrawal of advisory to reduce oil in mid-day meals
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Karnataka: School absenteeism dropped from 6.5% to 1% after eggs began being served more often
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How to spot pseudoscientific health and nutrition claims
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Weight loss: The long-term benefits of small calorie deficits
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How restricting meals to a window can help manage blood sugar levels
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Caste disparities key reason for India having higher child stunting than sub-Saharan Africa: Study
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Eating healthy is a lifeline for cardiac patients – here’s how to stick to a diet
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Counting calories for weight loss? Gut microbes and digestion also have a key role
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How food cravings work and what to do if you find yourself hunting for sweet or salty foods
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Adding more good-quality protein to the diets of older adults can combat muscle loss
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Blood sugar spikes from food can fuel anxiety and depression, finds study
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How to eat more nutritiously: Three changes to make to your diet
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‘What did you do to live this long?’ Survivorship bias shows how centenarians could be outliers
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With food and play, Argentinean health initiative goes the extra mile to tackle child malnutrition
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Interview: Amid poor nutrition, community kitchens made a difference but PDS needs revamp
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Mental, physical health and even cognition can shape food preferences
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Sugar: What is it and how to cut down on its intake
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Poor funding, crumbling infrastructure: Gaps persist in India’s food and nutrition schemes
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Can reducing salt in your diet help prevent type 2 diabetes, as a new US study recommends?
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What happens to the body’s protein requirements as we grow older?
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Why maintaining bone density and health is crucial
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High cholesterol: Supplements alone do little but a healthy diet can make a difference
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Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Understanding the science of functional foods
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Why mothers in Gujarat are feeding nutritious rations meant for children to cows
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How deepening Covid-19 distress has left Indian women malnourished
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Why using vegan cheese to replace its dairy counterpart is not a good idea
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Don’t trust research that says a single superfood possesses magical health benefits
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When it comes to health and your body’s energy balance, not all calories are equal
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Over 4,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition in Mumbai, says Maharashtra minister
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Around the world, people are getting taller – so why are Indian heights on the decline?
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By grouping adolescents with adults, India’s surveys are routinely misestimating their health
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Child undernutrition may be on a rise in India, reversing decades of gains
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Interview: Villarreal’s nutritionist Hector Uso opens up about footballers’ diets, veganism and more
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The burden of raising children on organic diets falls disproportionately on mothers
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National Milk Day 2019: Why is it celebrated in India on 26th November?
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It isn’t enough to just eat the right foods. Their cooking and processing also matters
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India’s polluted air is wiping clean Swacch Bharat benefits – and stunting children’s growth
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Only 23% of Indian toddlers and infants get a balanced diet. Educating women can help change that
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Interview: Parliamentarians should be made accountable for child malnutrition in India
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Malnutrition is a growing concern in developed countries, and vegan diets could be a contributor
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No boost for Horlicks, Complan: The taste of India’s childhood faces an unsteady future
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Coarse cereals have disappeared from Indian diets, leading to iron deficiencies among the population
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Coarse cereals have disappeared from Indian diets, leading to iron deficiencies among the population
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The ‘heart-healthy’ Mediterranean diet reduces risk of stroke only in women, finds a new study
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How the humble mushroom became a nutritional star
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Adivasis in Odisha have not benefited from decades-old government schemes to combat malnutrition
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‘It’s our god, our mother’: For Odisha’s tribes, preserving forests is key to a sustainable future
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So, is a vegetarian diet actually healthy? Here’s what the science says
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What India's obesity problem has to do with its malnourished pregnant women
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Why people in Bangladesh are eating more fish but getting less nutrition from it
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Eating mealworms can help save planet, say Austrian entrepreneurs
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Why tur dal is Rs 200 per kilo (and why it will be as much in 2016)