Dietary Patterns & Food Trends
Every January, millions of people embark on a journey to lose weight as their top New Year’s resolution. The promise of a fresh start sparks gym memberships, diet plans, and ambitious proclamations of change. Yet, despite the initial enthusiasm, many resolutions lose momentum by February or March, leaving people feeling disappointed and stuck in a…
As consumers, we’re constantly bombarded with terms like “sugar-free,” “low-fat,” and “no added sugar” on food labels. These claims often lure us into thinking we’re making a healthier choice, but things are not always as straightforward as they seem. One of the most misleading terms on food packaging today is “sugar-free.” Many products labeled “sugar-free”…
In the last decade, the way we order and consume food has radically transformed. With the advent of food delivery apps like Uber Eats, Deliveroo, and Just Eat, eating out has become as simple as tapping a few buttons on our smartphones. These platforms provide unparalleled convenience, offering a wide variety of cuisines at our…
Over the years, many different trendy diets have come and gone, sometimes within months. As the history almost always repeats itself, many new ones will appear in the future. Some diets may have a solid scientific background behind as they aim for people to achieve better health by reducing inflammation, boosting immunity or reversing type…
Sales of “vegan milk” or vegetables drinks increased exponentially in the UK and across the world, year by year. The Vegan Society estimates that non-diary beverages will reach sales of 565 million pounds by 2025. This represents a double growth compared with the period before the pandemic when sales were around 250 million pounds. Although…
Humans are designed to move, no question about that, exactly the same as all wild animals. Without the capability to walk, jump or run we wouldn’t be in this world. The capacity to move allowed us, millions of years ago, to evolve into the smartest beings on the planet – the homo sapiens. The technological…
Yes indeed, you have read it correctly. The headline is 100% correct. You may think it seems like a contradiction but let’s explore this. Fast food has always been associated with words such as unhealthy, dirty, harmful, damaging or poisonous. All of them related to your health. Junk food is unhealthy for health, fast food…
Having a diet without dairy products may seem as an unhealthy lifestyle for many people. And of course, if someone tries to prevent or treat “osteoporosis”, to consume milk is a must. These indoctrinated ideas imposed by the health authorities and the dairy lobby industry appear obsolete and rather harmful. Many researches have appeared, giving…
Proteins play a key role for human health, but a debate about which source is better always comes up: vegan or animal protein. Many people believe that only animal products contain all essential amino acids and they devalue plant proteins. They also argue that vegan is an incomplete protein. However, their thoughts may be far…
The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has massively disrupted people’s lives by creating fear, stress and panic. Every country is fighting an invisible and silent enemy that travels very fast from north to south and from west to east. As it progresses, the cities become silent worldwide. Simple daily activities, such as going out for shopping, have…
Eating seasonal fruit and vegetables was a predominant norm not a long time ago. Also, buying them in local markets. However, after the occurrence of the very first supermarket in United States in 1916, the concept of seasonality changed dramatically. Since then and until now, every type of fruit or vegetables became available all year…
Imagine being able to live for a couple of hours in your great grandfather’s era. Let’s say, from 1850 to 1950. Now, imagine going out to do some food shopping. Easy? Hard? If you haven’t ever though about this scenario before, it may be difficult to guess how it would be. For sure, you wouldn’t…
