A low-fat or fat-free claim doesn’t automatically make a food product a healthy choice. Let’s debunk this myth and discover ...

Brown sugar stands out with its rich colour and caramel flavour, making it a popular alternative to white sugar in cooking.

Microwave ovens are a common feature in kitchens, yet many people worry they cause cancer. Let’s debunk this myth and ...

“As global food supply chains become more complex, new food safety risks are emerging. Advanced digital tools, including artificial intelligence, are essential to detect these risks earlier and ...

Starting this autumn, we’re opening our training offer to individuals and professionals in food, nutrition, and health who ...

Nowadays there is a mass of information and advice available from different sources about nutrition and health, and interested individuals can find details about the nutrients (e.g. carbohydrates, fat ...

Given the priority for population dietary change there is a need for a greater understanding of the determinants that affect food choice. This review examines the major influences on food choice with ...

Fruit and vegetables are important elements of a healthy, balanced diet, be it as part of a main meal or as a snack. They bring us vitamins, minerals and fibre, some energy (mainly in the form of ...

At present, conclusive evidence eludes us as to the origins of cooking. Some researchers believe that cooking was invented over 2.3 million years ago, whilst others argue it is a more recent concept, ...

EUFIC’s review Facts on Fats provides the reader with an extensive, though easy to understand, overview of the various aspects related to the fats we consume through our diets. To make this ...

This part of our Facts on Fats review explains in more detail the different functions that dietary fats have in the human body, it covers dietary recommendations on fats from (inter)national ...

Proteins are made up of many building blocks, known as amino acids. Our body needs dietary protein to supply amino acids for the growth and maintenance of our cells and tissues. Our dietary protein ...