Dangerous trends: Dietary supplement abuse as Kenyans search for wellness
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Want brainy children? Try eggs
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Kenya has a stunted growth rate of 26 per cent meaning the affected children have complications in both physical and intellectual development.
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The Ministry of Health is working on a food safety bill that seeks to empower counties to conduct random tests on food in the market.
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Parents and pregnant women in China, Vietnam and the UK are exposed to “aggressive” formula milk marketing campaigns that breach global rules.
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There are constraints on food utilisation. This makes it challenging for households to prepare a healthy meal.
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