Nutrition and diet

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Alleged graft, food poisoning and shoes: Can Prabowo’s free meals scheme be saved?

The US$15 billion (S$19.3 billion) scheme has been dogged by food poisoning cases since its launch in January 2025.

You probably don’t need extra electrolytes

Chicago White Sox right fielder Tristan Peters being doused with Gatorade to celebrate his walk-off RBI single against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 3.

Brain stunting – a crisis threatening many Filipino children

Sean Cabanban with his mother Erika on May 22. During a community check-up by local health workers in 2025, he was diagnosed with severe stunting.

Now Stirring

Are the black bits in Hokkien mee safe to eat? Hawkers and experts weigh in

Mr Kelvin Teo, owner of The Neighbourwok which sells Hokkien mee.

The Bottom Line

High-protein drinks are everywhere, but do you really need them?

Once associated with bodybuilders, ready-to-drink protein beverages have now become mainstream.

Eat blueberries with fries and other life hacks from best-selling author Dr Giulia Enders

German writer and doctor Giulia Enders, 36, says people should stop treating their bodies like machines.

Bottas opens up on dangerous weight-loss diet

Valtteri Bottas began the diet after his Williams team forecast they would have an overweight car in 2014 and suggested he should lose five kilos.

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.

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