Foods you cannot buy in some places
The tide is turning on the way that food is made and indeed at the same time some foods that are considered to be a little old fashioned. These changing habits in the way that people are eating are having an effect on the cost of food too.
Food prices are creeping up all of [...]
April 24, 2008UK shoppers turning ethical
The Co-operative bank has for a long time been an ethical bank, and according to their research so or the majority of UK residents too, in fact they estimate that around sixty one per cent of the UK population think about ethical issues when it comes to shopping.
The top ethical concerns for shoppers:
1. [...]
April 23, 2008Dove soap destroying forests
The makers of Dove beauty products, Unilever are being accused of being responsible for the destruction of huge amounts of rain forest, species extinction and indeed as a result of the business practices, they are being held responsible for climate change.
It would seem that the production process requires a massive amount of palm oil [...]
April 16, 2008Basic foods prices at record levels
There is a growing world problem which could if left uncontrolled plunge the whole world into chaos. Basic food stuffs are in great demand and as such the prices are rising to all time highs and as such there are shortages occurring in the places where food is already in short supply.
While other stories [...]
April 14, 2008Worldwide food bills
Its fascinating how the price food or rather what the price of feeding an average family costs around the world, it would seem that there are regional variations that mean it is hard to make a direct comparison as the foods available and in fact the diet that they prefer.
Germany: The Melander family of [...]
April 11, 2008Are Vitamins good for you?
Next time you pop down to the local health food store for some vitamins, it may be worth checking out the actual worth of vitamins and whether or not they really do anything for you.
This has come about because despite the billions of people who spend billions of pounds each year on vitamins [...]
April 10, 2008Additives could be banned
There is increased pressure being put on the Food Standards Agency to do something about the amount of chemical additives being put in foods, these are normally classified as e numbers. It is believed that the amount of children who suffer from hyperactivity would be cut by a third if this was done.
Researchers from [...]
March 26, 2008World food crisis looming
There was time when food shortages were limited to under developed countries, yet today there could be a worldwide food crisis as prices keep on rising. The main factors are the weather, the global economy, oil prices, low food reserves and the increased demands from Asia. These have all added to the growing problem.
Of [...]
March 25, 2008Starbucks to pay out tips
There are not many cities around where you cannot find a Starbucks coffee shop, in fact they do seem to be popping up on every street corner, which just proves one thing and that is, we like to get a coffee from this brand. But when you leave a tip you expect this to go [...]
March 14, 2008Buying supplements can be bad for your health
Most people who visit the health food store to buy certain vitamins and supplements think that these are doing them good, and why not the adverts that are all over the TV and press are all telling them so. But as we have seen TV and other advertising can sometimes be slightly misleading.
So as [...]
March 13, 2008We are programmed to eat sugary treats
Some people are going to be so pleased that scientists have discovered that our brains could be primed to jump when there are sugary foods on offer. This was found out when the researchers tested volunteers by showing them a picture of a screwdriver and a picture of a Krispy Kreme donut.
Surprisingly the [...]