Category - Food

Excess fat intake is a clear risk factor for obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and heart diseases. However, some fat consumption is necessary for a healthy body. Apart from providing warmth and energy, fats are essential for making hormones, absorbing fat-soluble vitamins like A, D and E, and to provide essential fatty acids… Continue reading Watch your Fat Consumption

Busy lifestyles and convenience are pushing more and more people to choose packaged foods instead of buying fresh ingredients and cooking your own meals. This makes it vitally important to understand and correctly interpret the labels on food packs to make appropriate food choices. Otherwise, you can easily be lured into buying processed and packaged… Continue reading Do not be fooled by misleading words and claims on labels