COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Starting babies and toddlers on a lower protein Nordic-style diet with a greater focus on plant-based food may be the key to healthier eating habits, according to new research being presented today at the 54th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN). Babies fed taster portions of thenew Nordic diet of fruit, berries, roots, and vegetables, as well as breast or formula milk, from the age of 4-6 months of age, were eating almost double the number of vegetables (46% more), than those fed a conventional diet, by 18 months of age. Researchers from the University of Ume, Sweden, Stockholm County Council Centre for Epidemiology, and the University of California, USA, followed two groups of babies from 4-6 months through to 18 months, as part of the OTIS trial. A total of 250 babies took part and 82% completed the trial. Babies fed the new Nordic diet, who had been supplied with
HEAVY RAINS AND LANDSLIDES. Tropical Depression (TD) Agaton affects areas in Leyte with A landslide caused by heavy rains from Tropical Depression Agaton hits a community in Leyte on Monday (April 11, 2022). The Department of Agriculture said damage and losses in farms due to Agaton, which has now weakened into a low pressure area, have now amounted to PHP423.8 million. (Photos: Mayor Carl Cari's FB Page, PNP, and Mark Unlu-cay) MANILA - Tropical Depression (TD) Agaton which has now weakened into a low pressure area (LPA) has caused production losses worth PHP423.8 million for 6,557 farmers in the Visayas and nearby areas, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday. A bulletin released by the DA-Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center said the losses were incurred particularly in Western and Eastern Visayas, as well as in the Caraga Region following heavy rainfalls. The losses are broken down as follows: PHP403.5 million for rice; PHP17.1 million for high
Only 2% of the population of Romania and 5% of that of Bulgaria consume fruits and vegetables every day, according to Eurostat data for 2019, published yes