Treating obesity with culinary medicine: Could it be a solution?

By Katharine Lang — Fact checked by Rita Ponce, Ph.D. Obesity is a risk factor for many health conditions. Current treatments include calorie restriction, bariatric surgery, and medications. But the number of people with obesity continues to increase. Many factors lead to weight gain, including the increased availability of calorie-dense foods. Today looked at whether…

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Loss and Damage Deal – ‘A Step Towards Justice’, Says UN Chief

Compensation for the loss and damage suffered by countries on the frontlines of the climate emergency has been a key issue at the recently-concluded COP27 talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Also on the agenda has been how the move away from fuels – or the just transition – will be funded. After missing their Friday…

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UPDF to deploy 1,000 troops to DR Congo to fight M23 rebels

Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” Uganda will deploy around 1,000 soldiers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of November under a regional force against a rebel offensive, a Ugandan military spokesman said Tuesday.The volatile region has witnessed fierce fighting in recent months between Congolese troops and the…

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Burundi needs more support to give returnees and refugees a fresh start

Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” Increased funding is needed to support more than 200,000 Burundian former refugees who have returned home in the last five years, as well as nearly 90,000 refugees hosted in the country. By Cedric Kalonji in Nyankanda refugee camp, Burundi “Since my return, I have had…

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African Leaders Prepare for U.S-Africa Summit

American officials making preparations for the second U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC are expecting a large influx of African government officials as well as business and civil society representatives for the three-day event from December 13 to 15. “We’re nearing 45 RSVPs for heads of state or heads of delegation,” said Dana Banks, Senior…

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South Africa Pilots HIV Prevention Injection

South Africa is expected to begin piloting the HIV prevention injection early next year as one of several projects that experts hope will reveal the answers to some of the biggest questions about the future of the shot – who will deliver the injection, where, and how to sell people on the idea that just…

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KCCA to Construct over 40 Modern Public Toilets in Kampala KCCA

Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” By KCCA-PCA More than 40 modern public toilets are to be constructed in Kampala city, to ease pressure on the existing toilets and improve on sanitation. The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka has revealed that the toilets will be constructed under…

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Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 162, hundreds injured

Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” The country of more than 270 million people is frequently struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis because of its location on the ‘Ring of Fire’. A powerful earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing 162 people and injuring hundreds of others –…

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