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Study explores if eating vegetables protects against cardiovascular diseas
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Oxford [England], February 26 (ANI): Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the University of Bristol found no evidence that a diet rich in vegetables will also lower the risk of cardiovascular disea
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Low-meat, meat-free diets associated with lower cancer risk, finds study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Oxford [England], February 24 (ANI): While vegetables like broccoli, onions, cabbage, kale and cauliflower and fruits like oranges, bananas, apples and lemons are known to help in fighting cancer, what about meat? Does eating meat aggravate cancer or help in fighting it? A new study has shed
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Food intake of children driven by their dislikes, more than likes, says st
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], February 23 (ANI): Children often make a fuss about eating especially when they are very young. Hence, it doesn't come as a surprise when people say, "children eat what they like". But the results of a new study by Penn State nutritionists and sensory scientists has sugges
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Does eating vegetables protect against cardiovascular diseases? No, says s
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oxford [England], February 21 (ANI): Since childhood, we have been told that a sufficient intake of vegetables is essential for maintaining a balanced diet and avoiding a wide range of diseases. But does a diet rich in vegetables also lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD)? Unfortuna
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Your guide to eating plant-based food
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): Are you thinking of making the switch to a more plant-based, conscious diet? Well, you're not alone. Plenty of people across the world are now understanding the benefits of consuming more plant-based food on a regular basis.
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Ladakh: Polycarbonate greenhouse helps farmers grow vegetables locally
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], February 11 (ANI): Ladakh farmers are reaping benefits with farming with the introduction of the polycarbonate greenhouse by the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) in collaboration with the Agricultural Department Art Thiksey, with the support of Union
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Changing diet could add up to a decade of life expectancy, says study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bergen [Norway], February 9 (ANI): Our elders unsurprisingly lived up to eighty years and more, even without much medication or hospitalisation, while the youth nowadays grapple with heart diseases, diabetes, obesity, blood pressure and whatnot. But, according to a new study, a young adult c
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Trucks delayed at mainland China border cause Hong Kong vegetable prices t
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): After two drivers tested positive for the COVID-19 virus at the mainland China border, hundreds of freight trucks were delayed at Hong Kong's border, causing vegetable prices in Hong Kong to skyrocket.
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Buying groceries online could lead to missing key information, says study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI): The first reaction of mankind, when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic was, to run to the nearest grocery store and stock up essentials like vegetables, fruits, tinned food, frozen food and toiletries for months. As humanity's trust in human contact star
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Fluctuations in prices of tomato, onion, potato depend on weather: Govt
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Prahlad Singh Patel on Friday informed in Rajya Sabha that there are several factors including weather conditions causing fluctuations in prices for tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops.
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Odisha businessman has 40 plant varieties in his rooftop garden including
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], January 30 (ANI): Everyone loves to have fresh vegetables from their backyard, but, with rampant construction leading to a reduction in cultivable land, owning a kitchen garden of your own is a dream come.
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Traditional dry fish Hogard in great demand in Kashmir's winter
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 24 (ANI): With the onset of the harsh winter season in Kashmir, the local traditional dry fish "Hogard" is in great demand in Kashmiri markets.
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