Over the 12-week study, half of the participants drink a beverage each day containing freeze-dried wild blueberry powder, while the other half consume a placebo “We’re looking not just at nutrition, but how it impacts other factors — memory, cardiovascular health and other things that are very important — especially during the aging process for…

With kind permission, you will find below a post by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Smollich from the Institute for Nutritional Medicine in Lübeck on the often absurd discussion about highly processed foods. Ultra-processed foods: They are not all the same! Highly processed foods (ultra-processed foods, hashtag #UPF ) have a bad reputation: they are…

Extra virgin olive oil is considered top-tier, and as a result, it’s the most expensive class of olive oil. That’s because it’s cold-pressed rather than being processed with heat like refined olive oil.  All olive oils offer loads of health benefits, but some beneficial nutrients are more abundant in extra virgin olive oil. Here’s the…

Attachments WHO issues new guideline to tackle acute malnutrition in children under five Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) is advancing the global fight against acute malnutrition in children under 5 with the launch of its new guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema (acute malnutrition). This milestone is a crucial…

Senior Nutrition Advisor£46,750 – £55,000 per annumFixed term contract for 12 monthsClosing date: 3rd December 2023 Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity to join us as our Senior Nutrition Advisor in our Global Programmes Division to lead Save the Children’s Global Malnutrition Initiative. You will oversee the strategic direction of our nutrition work,…

Job Summary The Health and Nutrition Coordinator is a core member of the Crisis Response Team and is one of the first staff members on the ground in humanitarian emergencies. Responsible for developing and leading the technical Health and Nutrition programming, representing the organization across the various H&N coordination mechanisms and play a critical role…

Attachments The Nutrition Cluster Situation Report offers a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the floods on the nutrition response, the current state of the nutrition response, significant obstacles impeding the expansion of the response in the areas impacted by the floods, and potential avenues for assistance in strengthening the nutrition response. Key Update Nutrition…