Williamson Incorporation's Women in Business started the new year focusing on good health. Brentwood United Methodist Church hosted the gathering. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse was the caterer concentrating on healthy food. The monthly event is performed to allow women in business to interact, eat, learn and return to their workplaces and offices on a timely basis.

Reference
​

Healthy foods can be more than 20 per cent expensive than less healthy ones. Due to the financial situation of some, the price of food influences the food choice. Some parents just want to buy things that the kids would like to eat that might not be healthy. For affluent people who know better and are motivated don't have time to make healthy choices.

Reference
​

More than half of the schools in Singapore are serving healthy meals with less sugar, fat and salt and a fruit raising the prices of food in the school canteens. It is very important for students to eat healthy meals in school. The cooks and canteen staffs are given training on healthy cooking methods like using ovens and grills.

Reference
​

Science confirms that a broad array of diets can be healthy if based on real food and unadulterated foods that contain a majority of nutrients the body needs. The key is to eat them fresh and whole. Choose minimally processed food. Eat organic grass-fed meats and only the foods that will ultimately spoil.

Reference
​

Cocoa bean is the main ingredient in chocolates that are rich in healthy nutrients required for the heart. It contains flavonoids shown to help reduce blood pressure and enhance blood flow to the heart and brain. Consuming chocolate may lower the risk of stroke, diabetes and heart attack. The fat in chocolate is from cocoa butter that contains oleic acid which keeps the heart healthy.

Reference

Blackmores is a strong brand with high manufacturing standards. China is accounting for one-third of its sales. Chinese consumers are searching for “clean and green” products. Their vitamin E cream, fish oil, evening primrose oil, glucosamine capsules and many other products are quickly being sold. Thus making him Australia’s richest.

Reference
​

​​

Health Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation states that a diet high in salt and trans fat and unsaturated fat may cause high cholesterol, high blood pressure and increases the risk of strokes and heart diseases. Crystal Higgins, a registered nutrition and diet consultant believes that fast food is not that bad. It depends on how much and how often you eat.

Reference
​

Eating healthy meals doesn’t mean they don’t taste good, says Sara Wells, a blogger at Our Best Bites. Eating healthy doesn’t limit the food groups you can eat. It’s just that it is used in smart ways. Her advice for any family that is working toward health goals is to stockpile the fridge and pantry with food and mentally prepare your meals a few hours early.

Reference

Convenience stores across California have taken note of the growing demand of fresh food and are rising to change the idea of not getting fresh items. These stores have teamed up with the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) to present healthier options like whole grain items, fresh fruits and vegetables and nonfat and low-fat dairy products and promote these healthier products by marketing in stores and at the gas pump.

Reference
​

Center for science and environment, a Delhi-based green body, will organize a farmers market on the 30th of jan 2016 were attendees will get a chance to learn about natural and healthy food. Their researchers have found unwanted contaminants and substances in human food like antibiotics, pesticides, etc., and hence want to educate people about the same and promote natural and good food.

Reference
 

FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has amended its regulations for fixing loopholes in the definition of proprietary food, were under the definition several nutraceutical and health supplements have been approved. As per the revised regulation Neutraceuticals and dietary and health supplements such as fortified foods and energy drinks will no longer be considered as proprietary food by FSSAI.

Reference

Members of Canada’s Coalition for Healthy School Food were in Vancouver trying to get the health ministers to deem the significance of healthy school food programs. It is imperative to inspire healthy behaviours in children. There is a need for larger access to nutritious food for students whilst at school. Children who eat healthy meals have better education results and better mental and physical health.

Reference

Freekeh is the trending grain that is low in fat, but rich in protein and fibre which will keep you feeling fuller for longer. Freekeh is higher in fibre compared to quinoa or bulgar with a lower glycemic index and a high iron content. Simply switching in freekeh to replace rice, pasta, bulgar wheat and quinoa is a great way to give it a try.

Reference

As per experts, our food is nutritious and we will be healthy if we consume nutritious food. Another word targeted is 'refined'. Food companies have been calling wheat refined after stripping it from its essential wheat and germ but additionally enriched it with vitamins and iron. Describing words for food has a major influence on people's decision on what to eat. With better information and a clearer definition of food, we can make smarter choices.

Reference

We have an ecosystem of bacteria in our gut. This consists of good and bad bacteria. Lack of sleep, stress, certain foods or various other causes, it may affect digestive health and overall well-being. Consuming certain probiotics can help this whole gut situation by providing a regular source of good bacteria to the intestinal tract, improving how it functions and how you feel. Research links gut health to brain health and even weight.

Reference

Humans are the only animals that cook food due to which they have reduced their life span by half of its potential due to food and lifestyle related issues. Dr. Beetle P.S says that cooking food can be harmful to health as nutrition from these foods are lost. Next time when you have food add something raw like fruits, green veggies and sprouts to your diet.

Reference

Students in Indore are finding it difficult to adapt to healthy food by letting go Junk food. When asked about the replacement of junk food with healthy food in school canteens a 7th standard student from a private school said that he and his friends loved eating burgers and samosas. He added that if these items will not be available in the canteen then there will be nothing for him and his friends to eat. Most of the children are concerned about their friends who are addicted to fast food as per reporters of TOI.

Reference
​
​

​

Makar Sankranti is celebrated across the country as a festival of new harvest where people make sweets at home from freshly harvested grains and organic produce. One common component in the sweets is jaggery which is rich in vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Food specialist Sadhana Ganti from Kharghar, Navi Mumbai said that Sankranti sweets can be a part of a balanced diet as the concoction of ghee, jaggery, seeds and grains transform sweets into health food.

Reference
​

City doctors are forced to make themselves available when a VIP (Very important person) demands it. These doctors certify the food by tasting them and checking if the food given to the visiting dignitaries is safe and hygienic. Irritated with this colonial practice the doctors have made it clear that they will not be treated as guinea pigs for certifying food. A letter has been sent to the government by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) asking them to abolish this practice immediately.

Reference
​

A new study by researchers at the university of Michigan US found that food preservatives that grow in milk can be used to treat cancer and antibiotic bacteria. They fed rats 'nisin milkshake' and checked its activity on tumours and microbial growth. After nine weeks of nisin treatment, 70-80% of tumour cells were removed and there was a substantial decrease in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The findings are to be published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Reference
​

​