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Finding good health news amidst a pandemic can be quite daunting. That’s not the case with The Optimist Daily, where positive news is in high supply. Our Health section covers the latest good news from the health sector, featuring solutions ranging from mental and physical health to immunity, nutrition, and cutting edge medical research.
Iodine supplements during pregnancy could save the state money, says new research
According to new research the NHS could save around £200 per child if it gave small doses of iodine to expectant and breastfeeding mothers The introduction of universal iodine supplements for pregnant women could save countries thousands of pounds in future health costs for each child, even Read More...
Insects can contribute to food security
Insects are going to have a major contribution to food and feed security says Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, senior fellow at Bengaluru based Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE). Insects comprise at least 85% of biodiversity and play the most important roles in the Read More...
A to zinc: What supplements are worth taking?
Vitamins, minerals, fish oils… the list of nutritional supplements you can buy keeps growing. Some are worth it, some aren’t. We sift the evidence for you IN 1911, Polish chemist Casimir Funk made one of the most influential biomedical discoveries of all time. He learned that a disease Read More...
Healthy diets? Mali, Chad, Senegal and Sierra Leone beat the West
For your healthy diet, it is better to live in West Africa than in the West. According to a study published in The Lancet Global Health people in Mali, Chad, Senegal, and Sierra Leone enjoy healthier diets than their counterparts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan or Canada. A Read More...
The First Store That Runs on Its Own Food Waste
Sainsbury’s -- the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the UK. Sainsbury’s has managed to achieve zero waste to landfill since June 2013. This means that all its store waste is diverted from landfills by donating, recycling, or turning it into Read More...
10 Things You Didn't Know About Food Waste
Roughly one-third of the food produced for human consumption gets lost or wasted globally. Whereas developing countries suffer more losses during agricultural production, due to problems such as poor post-harvest management, lack of suitable infrastructure and inadequate processing and Read More...
Study Suggests Uber Reduces DUI Deaths
You can have your own argument about Uber’s value as an industry-changing technology (just please don’t torch anyone’s car in the process). But one recent study looked at a particular effect of Uber: namely, when it started in California, did it reduce drinking and driving deaths? The Read More...
Turning point in food history, Americans adopt healthier diet, calorie consumption declining
Nearly 40 years ago federal statistics began to track the amount of calories consumed daily by the typical American adult. And it's now for the first time since that moment, that a "sustained decline" is discernible in those amounts. The New York Times analyzed several data sources on food Read More...
Turning beer into biofuel
If coffee beans can be used for green energy, why not beer? That's what New Zealand-based DB Export Brewtroleum is doing. Biofuel made of its natural beer waste is available at Gull pumps across the country. The biofuel is made by distilling the leftover yeast to create 95 percent pure ethanol. Read More...
Food powder made from expired produce may help end world hunger
Taking dumpster diving to the next level. That's the idea of a group of international masters students who created FoPo Food Powder, a company that collects cheap and near-expired produce and spray dries it into a powder, extending its shelf life for two years. This is an innovative solution to Read More...