Seed oils are rich in vitamin E, which acts as an antioxidant and helps protect the body from oxidative stress by preventing ...

Seed oils don’t cause chronic diseases like heart disease or diabetes. Omega-6 fats in seed oils support heart health and ...

Seed oils don’t increase inflammatory markers. A balanced diet including omega-6 fats, from seed oils, and omega-3 fats ...

Foods with long ingredient lists can fit into a healthy, balanced diet. Focus on nutrients and ingredient to assess a food’s ...

Navigating the world of nutrition can feel like trying to find your way through a maze of myths and misconceptions. Before ...

The European Food Information Council (EUFIC), is a consumer-oriented non-profit organisation, founded to make the science behind food and health more accessible and easier to understand among the ...

We aim to live a healthy life and it has become a hot topic of debate in the media and society to describe what healthy living is. Healthy living is having the opportunity, capability and motivation ...

Many people are too busy to shop or cook and an increasing number of meals are eaten or prepared outside the home. Perhaps breakfast is picked up on the way to work, lunch is purchased at the local ...

Food processing is any method used to turn fresh foods into food products. This can involve one or a combination of the following: washing, chopping, pasteurising, freezing, fermenting, packaging and ...

Laura joined EUFIC in 2002 as Scientific Advisor, and has since contributed to the growth of the organisation fulfilling different functions throughout the years. She leads the organisation since ...

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Food choice refers to how people decide on what to buy and eat. A complex set of factors that vary from person to person and depend on culture, heritage and up-bringing all influence food choice. We ...