Every year it is estimated that the human population produces four billion metric tonnes of food, and that around 30 –50% of this is wasted. This waste occurs at most points of the chain of production: in farms, in transportation, … Read the full article
When discussing nutrition and balanced diets, the focus is very much on food. However, if we continue to ignore and undervalue the importance of physical activity in achieving this balance, then dietary recommendations will fail to meet the goal of … Read the full article
A significant, but arguably neglected, problem is malnutrition among the elderly. In the UK it is thought that approximately 10% of people over the age of 65 suffer from malnutrition. When the nutrition status of the elderly is tested it … Read the full article
“There is no boon in life more sweet, I say, than when a summer joy holds all the realm, and banqueters sit listening to a harper in a great hall, by rows of tables heaped with bread and roast meat, … Read the full article
Are you certain that you and your loved ones are giving your bodies what they need to be healthy? In a recent contribution to Good Nutrition: Perspectives for the 21st Century, Lawrence Haddad (CEO, GAIN), asks us to think again. … Read the full article
This year marks one hundred years since the death of Sir Ratanji Tata, who was an enormously influential figure in the story of Tata Trusts, one of India’s oldest philanthropic organizations. Ratanji was the son of Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata and … Read the full article