Coconut oil is as unhealthy as beef dripping and butter, say US heart experts. It is packed with saturated fat which can raise "bad" cholesterol, says the American Heart Association in updated...
During Ramadan, followers of Islam have no choice than to change their eating habits. They have to abstain from food from dawn to dusk. It can take time for the body to adjust to this new routine....
The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has donated 65 bags of rice and 45 bags of sugar to the Muslim community as they begin their annual fasting. This move by the minister and the...
Michelle Obama has launched a fierce defence of the healthy eating initiatives she championed as first lady. At a public health summit in Washington, she hit back after the Trump administration...
Diabetes can lead to a wide range of symptoms including high blood pressure, circulation issues, kidney damage, blindness, and skin problems. But the right diet can help manage these symptoms....
Diets which cut out dairy food could be a “ticking time bomb” for young people’s bone health, a charity is warning. A National Osteoporosis Society survey found a fifth of under-25s are cutting...
The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD) has embarked on a campaign to promote the cultivation and consumption of local food crops and vegetables. The campaign is to...
From hotels with segregated swimming pools to jelly made from seaweed instead of pig bones, Buddhist Thailand is chasing halal gold as it welcomes Muslim visitors and touts its wares to the Islamic...
Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in both foods and the human body. It is needed by the body to make hormones, vitamin D and bile acids for digestion. However, high blood cholesterol is one of...
Unhealthy eating habits can be blamed for more than 400,000 US deaths a year due to heart disease and related illnesses, researchers said Thursday. The problem is twofold: Americans are eating too...
Award winning Ghanaian actress Regina Adu Safowaah has revealed that fasting is the secret to her beautiful body shape. The beautiful curvy actress noted for movies including Cheaters, House of Gold,...
Eating loads of fruit and vegetables - 10 portions a day - may give us longer lives, say researchers. The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million...
Weight loss is a long interesting journey most people try to take yet fail. You may have been in that situation before or still are; don't give up. Many weight loss programs offered online are...
Weight loss is a long interesting journey most people try to take yet fail. You may have been in that situation before or still are; don’t give up. Many weight loss programs offered online are...
Veteran Ghanaian musician and songwriter, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has revealed he is a full-time vegetarian because he believes the human teeth weren’t designed for meat hence the reason why he had...
Losing weight is not easy, but growing awareness of the health impacts of excess body weight is leading more people to make the effort to lose the extra pounds. People who are overweight or obese are...
“I've tried everything to lose weight. And while I managed to lose 2 stones and toned my legs and arms, I can't seem to shift this bit of fat on my hips.” It's a common complaint. You know you're...
Responding to a question about women who deny their husbands sex because they were praying or fasting, counselor Adofoli said couples should practice what he call home, away and neutral grounds sex....
Health experts have recommended weight loss as one of the ways to stay healthy so the favoured body size is now the slim, slender, thin and super modelly. What does this mean for the 21st century...
It’s rare in life to have your cake and eat it. But are low-calorie sweeteners the guilt-free way to be naughty? Nobody is going to claim that regularly drinking full-sugar pop is good for you with...
