Nutrition and diet

Longevity medicine clinics expand into hotels in Singapore to offer holistic treatments

Longevity medicine clinic Chi Longevity (left) opened a branch at the Four Seasons Hotel Singapore in early 2025. Concierge longevity service Elyx (right) set up shop in Raffles Arcade in January.

Can food actually be medicine? These doctors in the US say yes

Indonesia orders food companies to label products high in sugar, salt, fat

Items high in fat, salt and sugar content have to be labelled with a red sticker.

How a sapling and a viral confectionery made California the world’s pistachio king

Mr Adam Orandi on the farm in Terra Bella, California, that his father started in 1971 with Iranian pistachios. The conflict in the Middle East is good news for some farmers in California, who are likely to get higher prices for their pistachios.

Forum: Don’t normalise having ultra-processed foods in pre-schools

How do ultra-processed foods affect the gut?

Emerging evidence has linked ultra-processed foods to poor gut health.

Forum: Use school meals to shape good lifelong eating habits

Keep that toilet break to 10 minutes: 4 things to know about haemorrhoids

Chronic constipation induces people to strain in order to move their bowels and increases the risk of haemorrhoids.

Cabbage is a nutrient powerhouse

There are hundreds of cabbage varieties, but some of the most common are green, red, napa, savoy and bok choy.

TikTok’s new favourite drink is hot water

Some say hot or warm water improves the skin, helps with weight loss and even “detoxifies” the body.

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