TORONTO A new social media challenge is encouraging people around the world to eat blue muffins in an effort to better understand their gut health. The so-called #bluepoopchallenge was created by healthcare technology company ZOE and is part of a global nutrition study called PREDICT. Sarah Berry, co-lead author of the study conducted by scientists out of King s College London, told CTV’s Your Morning that the goal of the research is to unravel how we respond to food, how much variability there is in our responses to food, and what s determining this variability. What we found was there s about a 10- to 20-fold difference in how different individuals respond to exactly the same foods, Berry said in an interview from the U.K. on Tuesday.
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Essex Life s pick of the top events across the county this month, from the return of live music and theatre to film, book and food festivals
Words: Julian Read & Victoria Purcell
1. Jazz on a Summer Evening at RHS Hyde Hall
June 26
The Rotary Club of Wickford has hosted this musical event for 32 years to help raise vital funds for St Luke’s Hospice in Basildon. As part of RHS Hyde Hall, Hyde Hall Live (June 25-27) celebrates opening up after lockdown. Enjoy the Sunshine Kings Jazz band in the open-air environment with your picnic. From 6.15pm.The Hyde Hall Live line up also includes The Bluejays on Friday June 25 and Lord Toffingham on Sunday June 27.
From TV dramas to films film crews have descended the county. Here we take a look at all the shows being shot here and the filming locations.
Andor - Disney+ In April crew, stars and writers of the Stars Wars series were seen filming at the former Coryton Refinery site in Corringham. It is understood they have been shooting for the upcoming Disney+ series Andor. Writer Tony Gilroy, who worked on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and actor Diego Luna, who played Cassian Andor in the film, have both been working at the site.
Shoot - some of the buildings and sets - pic by Star Wars Session and inset Diego Luna pic by Ian/PA and Writer - Tony Gilroy pic by Almany