Swiss and international food news 24 February
GenevaLunch News This week’s foodie overview I spend a lot of time reading, researching and tweeting about food and restaurants these days, so I thought I’d jot down my tweets from the last few days....
View ArticleGeneva’s position in world health stepped up with GAIN
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Gain (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition) is the latest actor in Geneva to be granted a special status and privileges by the Swiss government...
View ArticleAn apple a day keeps the Happy Meal on the tray
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Health-minded parents have won: McDonalds in the US will be putting fewer french fries in children’s Happy Meals and adding an apple plus low-fat milk and...
View ArticleEPFL to set up energy, chemistry branch in Valais
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Canton Vaud’s federal polytechnic institute, EPFL and canton Valais signed an agreement of intention Tuesday 10 January in Sion to establish a branch of the...
View ArticleRed meat will kill you, or will it?
GenevaLunch News How to read scientific studies Newspapers love scientific studies. It gives them the opportunity to promote big bold headlines. Usually telling us that something is about to kill us...
View ArticleInt’l “State of the Mother” report urges better maternal nutrition
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Save the Children’s annual State of the Mother Report, which ranks countries around the world according to women’s and children’s wellbeing, is focusing on...
View ArticleBack to Basics
GenevaLunch News I was reading an article recently about the amazing lengths that Tour de France competitor Team Sky went to in order to prepare its riders for what is undoubtedly one of the most...
View ArticleFat loss mistakes – Part 1
GenevaLunch News It is no great secret that the majority of people that go to the gym do so because they want to lose weight. Obesity is becoming a significant health problem across the globe, and...
View ArticleMedair starts up Afghanistan operations again
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Medair, a Lausanne area-based humanitarian organization that saw two of its foreign staff and three local workers kidnapped 22 May in Afghanistan, has resumed...
View ArticleGeneva, Lausanne hospital teams research to change world IC care
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Better nutrition for the most at-risk patients needing tube-feeding (EN, or enteral nutrition) in intensive care in hospitals plays a key role in avoiding what...
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