ultra-processed foods Stories
A Lancet series and WHO warn that rising ultra-processed food consumption is fuelling non-communicable diseases worldwide, with growing impacts in Ken...
A Nairobi mother’s story highlights hidden hunger, where families eat enough to feel full but lack vital nutrients, raising risks of anaemia, poor gro...
The results show that one serving of Cerelac in Africa contains close to six grams of added sugar on average, roughly equal to one and a half sugar cu...
The Ministry of Health encourages citizens to reduce consumption of ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks while promoting healthy, balanced diets ri...
Researchers warn that children are prime targets for junk food marketing because they respond emotionally to adverts and can influence household buyin...
High salt consumption is linked to 30 per cent of hypertension cases and related diseases, contributing to 1.65 million deaths annually due to cardiov...
The study found that those in the top 20 per cent for ultra-processed food consumption had an average biological age of 0.34 years older than those wh...
Diabetes is a significant contributor to blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, strokes, and lower limb amputations.
