Your body is home to trillions of microorganisms, including bacteria, yeasts, and viruses, which live in various areas such ...

Overweight and obesity both describe conditions of excessive body fat that presents a risk to health. 2 Excessive fat deposits increase our risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, and ...

Brussels, October 29th, 2024 – The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) is excited to launch its Switch to Whole Grains campaign with the support of the Whole Grain Initiative. The science-backed ...

Obesity is a multifactorial, chronic, relapsing, non-communicable disease marked by an abnormal and/or excessive accumulation of body fat that presents a risk to health. It is well established that ...

The media is an important source of information for the public. From university research findings to scientific journals and conferences, the media directly impacts the decisions of consumers ...

We aim to live a healthy life and it has become a hot topic of debate in the media and society to describe what healthy living is. Healthy living is having the opportunity, capability and motivation ...

Pesticides are used to repel or destroy harmful organisms known as pests to prevent diseases, or protects plants or plant products during production, storage and transport. Pesticides play a key role ...

Food additives don’t have nutritional value, but they are added to food in small amounts to serve a specific function. Some, like preservatives, stop bacteria or mould from spoiling your food, so that ...

Food choice refers to how people decide on what to buy and eat. A complex set of factors that vary from person to person and depend on culture, heritage and up-bringing all influence food choice. We ...

Healthy eating is a crucial part of keeping us healthy. For good health, we need more than 40 different nutrients, and no single food can supply them all - we need a wide variety of foods. Poor, ...

Laura joined EUFIC in 2002 as Scientific Advisor, and has since contributed to the growth of the organisation fulfilling different functions throughout the years. She leads the organisation since ...

When are fruit and vegetables in season across Europe? EUFIC has created a pioneering tool for you to explore and follow a more sustainable diet. On the map you will see Europe’s six climatic regions.