Browsing: Healthy Foods

Pakistan’s federal health minister, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has inaugurated a Lifestyle Medicine Health Kiosk at the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination in Islamabad, according to an Associated Press of Pakistan report. The kiosk will offer foods made without white sugar or other processed ingredients, focusing instead on whole grains, wheat-based products and…

You probably know what types of food are included in a healthy diet. But it can take time to reframe your mental image of a healthy meal. Over the years, many of us have become used to thinking of the hunk of meat in the center of our plates as “dinner.” The salad or vegetables…

It’s not only what you eat that matters – your body clock plays an important role in how you metabolise food.

Healthy diets help children learn, and healthy eating habits have benefits that carry into adulthood. Parents can help establish these habits by packing the lunches their kids take to school, but with rising inflation, doing so without unduly draining the wallet can be challenging.

Sleep. Exercise. Eat well. It’s the oldest recommendation in medicine, repeated so often it’s become a cliche. We know the advice, even if we don’t always follow it. But have you ever stopped to wonder why these three seemingly different habits have such remarkably similar effects on our brains and bodies?

The UN has recently released its multiagency report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026.

In Africa, 66.6% of the population was unable to afford a healthy diet in 2025, more than double the levels in Asia or Latin America and the Caribbean. Photograph: Jasmin Merdan/AlamyIn Africa, 66.6% of the population was unable to afford a healthy diet in 2025, more than double the levels in Asia or Latin America…