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09 Oct 2025

Very high levels of short-chain PFAS (TFA) found in 12 out of 16 mineral water samples

A study by Greenpeace has found very high levels of TFA, a type of “forever chemical” resulting from the degradation of PFAS, in 12 samples from 16 mineral water brands tested ...

Tags: drinking water, PFAS, TFA

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09 Oct 2025

Diet and Sugary Drinks Linked to Higher Liver Disease Risk

A recent study presented at UEG Week 2025, the annual congress of United European Gastroenterology, has revealed that consuming diet drinks may affect health just as much as sugary...

Tags: Diet drink, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Sugqry drink

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03 Oct 2025

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Adopting a plant-rich “planetary health diet”, including moderate meat consumption, could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a report by the EAT-L...

Tags: Food Systems, Non-communicable diseases, Planetary health diet

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30 Sep 2025

UPFs proven more addictive earlier in life

21% of American women and 10% of American men in their early 50s and 60s meet criteria for an addiction to ultra-processed foods (UPFs), a study by the University of Michigan has f...

Tags: childhood obesity, ultra-processed foods, UPFs

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25 Sep 2025

Fourth High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of NCDs and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing (HLM4)

On 25 September 2025, world Head of States and Government will meet at the UN General Assembly to set a new vision for tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and promoting mental...

Tags: NCDs, Political Declaration, UN General Assembly

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24 Sep 2025

Pesticides banned in Europe but sold to poor countries

An investigation by Greenpeace, Unearthed, and Public Eye has found that in 2024, the European Union authorised the export of pesticides containing 75 chemicals banned within the E...

Tags: Banned pesticides, exports

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23 Sep 2025

A study finds nanoplastics in edible parts of vegetables

A study has revealed the presence of nanoplastics, plastic particles even smaller than microplastics, in the edible parts of vegetables for the first time. The study demonstrated t...

Tags: Consumers, Nanoplastics, Vegetables

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11 Sep 2025

UNICEF warns child obesity surpasses underweight population worldwide for the first time

© UNICEF/Florence Goupil For the first time in history, obesity surpasses undernutrition as the most common form of malnutrition in young people, a report from UNICEF found. One i...

Tags: Malnutrition, Obesity, UNICEF

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09 Sep 2025

Paris Court of Appeal holds French State accountable for inadequate assessment of pesticides

The Paris Administrative Court of Appeal has held the French State accountable for its inadequate assessment of the environmental impacts of pesticides, including soil and water po...

Tags: French court, Outdated assessment risks, Pesticides

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04 Sep 2025

Negative effects of UPFs are independent of caloric intake

People gain more weight on an ultra-processed diet compared to a minimally processed diet, even when they eat the same number of calories, according to an international study in hu...

Tags: Endocrine disruptors, ultra-processed foods, UPFs

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27 Aug 2025

Ultra-processed foods linked to higher lung cancer risk

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) can lead to a higher risk of lung cancer, according to research published by Thorax, a publication by the BMJ group. The study, run by researchers from...

Tags: Cancer, lung cancer, UPFs