Nutrition

Climate change is affecting our food – and not for the better

What happens when crops grow with more carbon dioxide?

While we cannot choose our genes, we can support our gut microbes. Simple steps include eating fermented foods, such as live yogurts, kefir, kimchi and sauerkraut, as well as fruit, vegetables, legumes and whole grains, which supply the prebiotics that healthy microbes need.

A supercentenarian’s dietary secrets to longevity

What the gut microbiome of the world’s oldest person can tell us about ageing

Sodexo chef Iskandar Zulkarnain conducts a live cooking demonstration at Goodlife Studio (Bukit Purmei), where he taught seniors to make soy chicken rice.
TAKING HEART

Sodexo, Insead partner Montfort Care to help seniors eat healthier meals

SG60: Doing Good Through Food aims to teach them how to make simple and nutritious meals

Robert F Kennedy,  picked by Donald Trump to be the new US health secretary, has targeted Froot Loops and other processed foods as a potential health danger for consumers.
LIFE & CULTURE

Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 30 kilograms of sugar they consume a year

The Start Strong, Stay Strong programme aims to teach preschool children about nutrition and food circularity.
EVERY DAY, MADE A LITTLE BETTER

More than just putting food on the table

Nutrition counts, and FairPrice is empowering children and families to live healthier lives

These Emerging Enterprise finalists are making products to match modern tastes.
EMERGING ENTERPRISE AWARDS 2024

Making innovative products for the modern world

These finalists of the Emerging Enterprise Awards meet changing needs with their products

Nutri-Grade labels have also reshaped the types of products manufacturers are putting out. Last year, over two-thirds of pre-packaged drinks in the market were graded A or B, considered healthier choices, up from less than one-third five years ago.
THINKING ALOUD

Reining in the cost of unwanted calories, sugar and salt

TO WIN a war, access to information is critical.

Consume a variety of protein-rich foods for muscle health.
HEALTH & WELLNESS

Eating right for muscle health

Proper nutrition is key to building and maintaining muscle tissues

Dimitri de Vreeze, CEO of dsm-firmenich, notes that there has been a shift from healthcare services that cure to those that prevent the onset of diseases.
TOPLINE

Post-merger, nutrition giant dsm-firmenich zeroes in on preventative healthcare

The Dutch-Swiss company aims to carve out animal health and nutrition unit amid China’s slow recovery