What are the healthier substitutes of milk? Find out what the experts say
What are the healthier substitutes of milk? Find out what the experts say
Expert opinion from Cassia D MullerBechelor in Nutrition · 2 years of experience · Brazil
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TV doctor Ranj Singh blasts British Curry Awards for 'racist joke'
TV doctor Ranj Singh blasts British Curry Awards for 'racist joke'
National TV favourite doctor Ranj Singh has publicly blasted the British Curry Awards on Twitter. Dr Singh, who attended the award show for the UK's best curry houses, urged organisers to "do better" as they fell short on representation this Monday. He criticised a "racist" joke while taking them to task on their "all-white" panel.
The TV presenter posted a lengthy critique on Twitter stating that, while he was pleased to attend the event, it fell short of expectations.
He started his post by stating he was "honoured and privileged" to attend the awards and celebrate "the best of Asian cuisine".
But he noticed that the awards - which are rooted in Asian culture - employed an all-white judging panel and host.
He said: "When the host is white, the judging panel is entirely white, the performers on stage are over 90 percent white, are we really representing our community fairly?"
He added: "And to top it off we have a racist joke on stage, and are auctioning off a piece by Winston Churchill whose relationship with India (and Bengali people specifically) is problematic?"
Historical studies have found the wartime Prime Minister's policies directly contributed to the Bengal famine, which killed between 2.1 to 3.8 million people.
A group of researchers combing through weather records in 2019 found that the 1943 famine was the only one not caused by a lack of soil moisture.
Vimal Mishra, lead researcher and an associate professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, said the "unique famine" was "caused by policy failure instead of any monsoon failure".
Churchill also made racial remarks and jokes that, while likely uncontroversial in the mid-20th century, would have been regarded as racist today.
The presenter shared the "joke made on stage by a white person" in a separate post.
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He said the joke was "paraphrased slightly" but went as follows: "Why has India never won the World Cup?
"Because every time they get a corner, they build a shop on it."
He asked: "I'm sorry but how is this OK?"
He called on the awards to do better in a heartfelt plea concluding his Twitter statement.
Dr Singh said: "We are better than this. We are a magnificent people. We have done so much and still have so much to offer. Let's do better."
The doctor added the #representation-matters hashtag and included Just Eat, which sponsored the awards.
In a later post, he added that he couldn't stay silent on the issue and called on people to "learn and grow".
He said: "I am so proud of my heritage, my community and those who have come before me to allow me to do what I do.
"That's why I cannot be silent on things that really matter.
"We are not beyond criticism (and that includes me). But we are open to learn and grow."
Quince: How much should you eat? The pros sound off.
Quince: How much should you eat? The pros sound off.
Quantity recommendation by Faith Seke
- It is recommended that quince be mixed with other foods when being consumed this will help to mask the astringent taste and also consumption depends on age and health conditions.
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Quantity recommendation by Leticia Soares
- Unlike most fruits, quince is generally not eaten raw due to its bitter and acid taste. Thus, they are often processed and consumed cooked or as fruit liquor, syrup, jam or jelly. For those case it is always important to be careful with the sugar content of the food. When quince is consumed cooked with a small amount of sugar, it is recommended to eat one medium size fruit, added of only 10 grams of sugar per day.
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Discrimination and domestic violence push Aids fight ‘badly off track’, UN warns
Discrimination and domestic violence push Aids fight ‘badly off track’, UN warns
Discrimination and domestic violence have helped push the global fight against Aids “badly off track”, according to the United Nations.
In a report published on Tuesday, UNAIDS found that inequalities have obstructed efforts to tackle Aids, with the world unlikely to hit targets to end the deadly disease as a “public health threat” by 2030.
The analysis warned that young women are three times more likely to contract HIV – the virus that causes Aids – than their male counterparts in sub-Saharan Africa, as are women who have experienced domestic violence in the last year.
Meanwhile, the discrimination experienced by men who have sex with men has hampered efforts to stamp out the disease in this group. Although HIV prevalence has fallen by an average of around 60 per cent among all adults in sub-Saharan Africa, it has barely dropped among gay and bisexual men in this region.
“These inequalities aren’t merely harmful to individuals: they are impeding progress against Aids, reducing the returns on HIV investments and putting millions of people in danger,” UNAIDS said.
The report also found that the global response has sidelined children. Some 60 per cent of those aged five to 14 years old who have HIV are not currently receiving treatment – equal to around 800,000 children globally – indicating that they were diagnosed late.
Global response ‘wholly inadequate’
The analysis, published ahead of World Aids Day on Thursday, warned that combating the disease is reliant on addressing these inequalities. It suggests strategies including decriminalising homosexuality, enabling girls to stay in school, and expanding access to contraception would help reduce the threat of HIV/Aids.
Yet funding is increasingly constrained. In 2021, there was an $8 billion gap in lower income countries, despite more than 1.5 million new infections worldwide – three times more than global targets. To “end the Aids epidemic as a public health threat by 2030”, the UN had set targets to cut annual infections to 500,000 in 2021 and 370,000 in 2025.
“The global Aids response has been pushed badly off track,” UNAIDS said. “The declines in new HIV infections and Aids-related deaths have notably slowed, and new infections are rising in many parts of the world. Resources for the response have stagnated at levels that are wholly inadequate.”
Referring to the resurgence of malaria and tuberculosis in the 1980s, as resources and attention on the two killers declined, the report added: “We simply cannot allow the same thing to occur in the case of Aids. The staggering long-term costs of failure are just too great.”
Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, added that the road map for world leaders to reverse this trend is “crystal clear”.
“In one word: equalise. Equalise access to rights, equalise access to services, equalise access to the best science and medicine. Equalising will not only help the marginalised, it will help everyone,” she said.
Sharon Lewin, President of the International Aids Society, added: “In a world plagued by inequality, putting people first across all aspects of the HIV response is a moral imperative and the only viable route to progress.”
Mike Podmore, Director of STOPAIDS said that while the Covid pandemic also set back progress tackling Aids, “this report underscores the fact that inequality kills”.
“Governments have a responsibility to be working to remove inequality barriers in the HIV response – not only to save lives but to ensure a high quality of life for those living with HIV, one free from discrimination,” he said.
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