Wellness startup Bellabeat, which has primarily marketed its wearable health trackers to women, recently introduced Ivy, a stylish, comfortable health tracker with a long-lasting battery life, poised as a prettier version of a Fitbit. But the accompanying subscription “Coach” software supporting the new bracelet feels like it’s still in beta, which is concerning for a product […]
Less meat is good for us and the planet – why are politicians shy to say so? | Felicity Lawrence
A Guardian investigation reveals exploitation is rife in the meat industry, while also being a major source of greenhouse gases. Yet we still subsidise itThe case for cutting meat consumption is so compelling that you would think politicians would be l…
Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour under new UK rules
Fortification of flour is a public health policy known to reduce neural tube defects in babiesFolic acid is to be added to the most commonly consumed flours in the UK to help prevent spinal conditions in babies, the government has announced.Doctors adv…
Salt substitutes are risky for those with kidney disease | Letters
John Rippon says the public and policymakers should be aware of the potential harm caused by potassium chloride and Mike Pender says there is no need to add more salt, or substitutes, to foodRe your report in the print edition (Salt substitute cuts ris…
Ultrahuman raises $17.5M, touting a wearable blood glucose tracker
Fitness platform Ultrahuman has officially announced a $17.5 million Series B fund raise, with investment coming from early stage fund Alpha Wave Incubation, Steadview Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Blume Ventures and Utsav Somani’s iSeed fund. A number of founders and angel investors also participated in the Bangalore-headquartered startup’s Series B, including Tiger Global’s Scott Schleifer, […]
Energy to burn: teenage metabolism rate similar to adults’, says study
Despite popular beliefs that adolescents use more energy, new research suggests otherwiseTeenagers may be said to eat their parents out of house and home, but research suggests their daily energy expenditure isn’t much greater than that of adults.An in…
A Specialist Occupation?
Hotpoint All Pink Kitchen, 1961 by JoeInSouthernCA (cc by-nd)I’ll put it bluntly: modern cooking is a social dick-measuring contest: Kadin2048 has an intriguing comment about the “fixation on cooking at home as a moral good” in theora55’s post on Ultr…