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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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01 Aug 2025
‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked to Higher Type 2 Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
As reported by Nutrition Insight, a new US study has found that exposure to polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – commonly known as “forever chemicals” – may increase the ris...
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23 Jul 2025
Calorie-rich diet, more conducive to obesity than lack of exercise
Economic development is associated with an increase in obesity and related health problems, usually linked to both higher caloric consumption and a sedentary lifestyle. A study by ...
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15 Jul 2025
Denmark bans 23 PFAS pesticides
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency withdrew the approval of 23 pesticides containing TFA, a short-chain PFAS compound, following an assessment about their environmental imp...
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03 Jul 2025
Greens call for bold action on PFAS
The European Greens have sent a Priority Written Question to the European Commission, to demand action on PFAS, the group of substances also known as ‘forever chemicals’. The q...
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02 Jul 2025
Microplastics found in seminal plasma and ovarian follicular fluid
Spanish scientists have found microplastics in semen and ovaries, according to a study by Murcia University, presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human R...
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12 Jun 2025
Independent scientists criticise a campaign aimed at undermining PFAS regulation
RTBF reported that a campaign is ongoing to alter the definition of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances)—a group of highly persistent and mobile chemicals known for their s...
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05 Jun 2025
PFAS Pollution: A Growing Public Health and Environmental Concern
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals used to make products resistant to heat, stains, grease, and water. However, they pose serious risks to human hea...
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04 Jun 2025
Doctors Raise Alarm Over Widespread Presence of Toxic Metal Cadmium in Food
French broadcaster TF1 reports that the Unions of Regional Health Professionals – URPS-Médecins libéraux –, an association of general practitioners, have raised the alarm ove...
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