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GI surgeon Dr Karan Rajan seems pretty fond of psyllium husk. In a video posted last year, he extolled the virtues of the cheap, soluble fibre-rich supplement, explaining it can help to cure both constipation and diarrhoea. It is also, he added, pointing to this 2021 review of studies, “useful in some types of IBS.”…
The owner of Russia’s largest pizza restaurant franchise Dodo Pizza and the fast-growing coffeeshop chain Drinkit has moved its headquarters to Kazakhstan, the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) announced Monday. According to the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC), a special economic zone that offers favorable conditions for multinational businesses, Dodo Brands finalized its redomiciliation from…
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to use artificial intelligence to “radically increase efficiency” in deciding whether to approve new drugs and devices, one of several top priorities laid out in an article published Tuesday in JAMA. Another initiative involves a review of chemicals and other “concerning ingredients” that appear in U.S. food but…
Before I start, let me make one thing clear: I do not enjoy a pointless “proper” extra step when it comes to my food. For instance, I am alright eating chocolate digestives the “wrong way” (according to McVitie’s). I will go choccie-up like a non-industry normie, thanks very much. But sometimes, much to my annoyance,…
An American man has shared his thoughts on Toby Carvery after visiting the British carvery chain for the first time Matt and Omar, an American couple based in San Francisco, are known for their hit food critiques (Image: @mattandomar / tiktok) A man from the US has shared his honest thoughts on his first time…
I’ll be honest: normally, I hate the idea of tuna with pasta. But when Nigella Lawson (who admits she used to dislike the canned stuff too) said her “instant pasta sauce” converted her, I listened up. After all, I’ve already tried (and loved) her “old-fashioned” chocolate cake, perfect scones, and tiramisu. Nigella claims the delicious…
This article is part of our Museums special section about how artists and institutions are adapting to changing times. Surrounded by a group of 10th graders, Alex Asal, a museum educator at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, read aloud from three school lunch menus. She asked the students to raise their hands for which…
In a speech broadcast to the Food and Drug Administration’s Maryland campus on Friday morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced himself as the nation’s health secretary with a meandering speech touching on everything from birds of prey to pollution in Lake Erie to the C.I.A. Mr. Kennedy told the agency staff members, in the throes…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced wide-ranging cutbacks at federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, that would eliminate duplicative services and paper pushers. But in interviews with more than a dozen current and former F.D.A. staff members, a different picture emerged of the far-reaching effects of the layoffs that would ultimately…
By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Home cooks looking to stay on budget often opt for simple Italian dishes as a way to save a buck or two. And more often than not, choosing an easy-to-make dish like spaghetti with marinara makes good, economical sense. Dried pasta is one of your more inexpensive pantry items, and so…
