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Onam is one of the most celebrated festivals in Kerala, bringing families and communities together to embrace the harvest season with prayers, cultural traditions and the scrumptious Onam Sadhya. This year, Thiruvonam, being the most important day of the festival, falls on 26 August. Every home in Kerala comes alive with the spirit of the…

Going for much of the day without eating is often promoted as a way to improve health or lose weight. But a new study suggests that long gaps between meals may have different effects on older adults – especially those in the oldest age groups.

Going for much of the day without eating is often promoted as a way to improve health or lose weight. But a new study suggests that long gaps between meals may have different effects on older adults – especially those in the oldest age groups.

After 50, it’s more important than ever that you are eating well to get adequate nutrients. As we age, our weakening immune systems and other factors make us more prone to chronic conditions, falls, hospital stays, and illness. Proper nutrition can help to prevent—or diminish the dangers—of these age-related risks. Use the tips below to help make healthy…

Healthy food in schools can help children develop healthy dietary habits for life, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which released a new global guideline on evidence-based policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments. For the first time, WHO is advising countries to adopt a whole-school approach that ensures food and beverages…

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…

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.