Dark kitchens are popping up everywhere, but what are they and why does it matter?

Delivery-only kitchens prepare meals for customers who may never see where their food is made. Just dance/Shutterstock When you order food through an app, how much do you know about where you’re purchasing from? This could be a restaurant on the local high street, or one located in a warehouse on a faraway industrial estate. […]

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Body size cannot tell you how fit someone is, but it shapes how people are judged

DexonDee/Shutterstock US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has been criticised after sharing a photograph of two people in uniform from a Canadian youth cadet programme with the caption “this is real”. The image showed a teenage cadet receiving a medal from someone reported to be a volunteer instructor. The post was widely interpreted as mocking their […]

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Weight-loss drug ‘support supplements’: do they address nutrient deficiencies, or are they just another fad?

Inside Creative House/Shutterstock Weight-loss injections have rapidly moved from specialist clinics to social media feeds and high-street pharmacies. Known as GLP-1 medications, they were originally developed to support those with type 2 diabetes but are now widely used to support weight loss. These medicines mimic a hormone called glucagon-like peptide-1, which helps regulate appetite and […]

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