Food, Fitness & Wellness

The Caribbean island has unique, fine-flavoured cocoa that has won prestigious recognition in product quality in the past decade, and the government has announced an investment of RD$60m ($1m) from the Special Fund for Agricultural Development (Feda) to ‘promote the industry and consumption of chocolate’. A spokesperson said the initiative is being facilitated through workshops

There have been significant increases in high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, considering suicide or attempting suicide over the past decade — and findings from the new CDC survey suggest youth mental health was even worse during the pandemic. Overall, more than a third (37%) of high school students in the

A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test in San Francisco, California, on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images People infected with Covid-19 face a higher risk of myocarditis and other inflammatory heart conditions than those vaccinated against the disease, according a large study published by the Centers for Disease

While there was some question whether consumers would ditch their newly-adopted e-commerce habits for in-store shopping as the threat of coronavirus decreased, a report from 1010data​​ found that shopping for groceries online is here to stay evidenced by Instacart’s continued growth and performance.  “Grocery delivery has shifted from a nice perk that was associated with high

No one gave a second thought to the safety of dining out before the pandemic. Fast-forward to today, and it’s normal to wonder whether there is a city, state or federal policy around whether you need a mask or proof of vaccination to eat in a restaurant. The public policies around dining and many other

New WHO and UNICEF report says more than half of parents and pregnant women exposed to aggressive formula milk marketing The report, How marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding, draws on interviews with parents, pregnant women and health workers in eight countries. The WHO and UNICEF said it uncovers systematic and

As of Friday, there are 16,138 people in the hospital with Covid-19 — fewer than there have ever been since the US Department of Health and Human Services first started tracking in July 2020. Just 2% of hospital beds are currently in use for Covid-19 patients. Previously, the lowest point was in late June 2021,

Pedestrians wait to cross into the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry border crossing bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Cesar Rodriguez | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift a sweeping public health order that has allowed the U.S. to expel more than

OTA leadership change comes as organic faces ‘critical juncture and inflection point’ Chapman’s appointment, which was announced March 29 at OTA’s 2022 Organic Week conference in Washington, DC, will officially begin April 18 and follows a year-long planned succession​ for Batcha, who joined OTA in 2008 and served as CEO and executive director for the

Throughout history, transgender people of color have had a place of honor in many indigenous cultures around the world. This changed in many places, however, as European colonizers began forcing indigenous people to follow white social norms. These include anti-Blackness, Christianity and a gender binary that reduced gender to just man and woman. Colonizers presumed

The Brazilian pilot is looking to expand into Europe as part of the world’s largest brewer’s efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of packaging materials. It will use the material in trade packaging materials: such as crates for transport and logistics. The bio-based thermoplastic is made from unsorted household waste, including organics: creating a ‘sustainable substitute

In about half of US counties, less than 10% of children 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated, according to a CNN analysis of data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of the counties with especially child low vaccination rates are in the South, where nearly two-thirds of counties have vaccinated fewer

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks through the Senate Subway on his way to a security briefing for senators on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 30, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached a tentative deal on $10 billion in additional Covid funding, less than half

Working at PepsiCo as a consumer insights manager before leaving to work at Latin-American bev tech company Beliv, OCA global CEO Gabriela Ramirez spotted an opportunity to develop a cleaner alternative to the energy drinks without a laundry list of synthetic ingredients that dominated much of the category. And as a non-coffee drinker, Ramirez was

The Oscar slap that overshadowed the Academy Awards ceremony was sparked by a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s lack of hair – with husband Will Smith objecting violently to comedian Chris Rock mocking the actress’s shaved head. Away from the recriminations over what could be perceived as a mean-spirited jibe and a disproportionate response, many

Colombia cocoa’s peaceful transition to global prominence Colombia’s cocoa export business has risen by 54% since the beginning of 2021, registering 5.1% year-on-year growth with revenues of almost $30m by the end of last year. Puyana said 2022 is a milestone year for ProColombia as it marks its 30th anniversary with a strong post-pandemic recovery

The devastating effect that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on life-saving care, the well-being of front-line workers and health systems as a whole could be felt in both places, said US Navy Lt. James Kirlin, a registered nurse who has been deployed to help support them during the pandemic. Since the early days of the

U.S. President Joe Biden receives a second coranavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccination after delivering remarks on COVID-19 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2022.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the U.S. will not have enough Covid vaccine shots

G-Works – which deploys a “test and learn model to validate new business opportunities with an entrepreneurial mindset” –​ recently launched ‘animal-free dairy’ brand Bold Cultr.​​ Its second brand – Doolies​​ – is aimed squarely at kids, and is launching on Amazon. Based on the insight that almost a third of children in the US suffer

For some parents of young children, the wait for COVID-19 vaccines has been long and agonizing. Throughout 2021, vaccines against COVID-19 emerged as the most effective way to prevent severe forms of the disease. Vaccines are currently recommended for everyone 5 years and older in the United States but are not yet available for younger

The hardest hit region continues to be the Northeast, where BA.2 is causing more than 70% of all cases. The South and Mountain West are seeing the fewest cases in the US. BA.2 is causing slightly more than one-third of infections in those regions. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Nathan Jacobs, of Boston gets his Covid Booster shot from Sassy Yogurtian at City Hall on December 9, 2021 in, in Boston, MA. Stuart Cahill | MediaNews Group | Getty Images People in the U.S. might need another Covid booster shot this fall as public health experts expect immunity from the vaccines to wane and