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The growing burden of navigating pollution is a reality for Kenyan consumers purchasing fish (pictured) from Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest freshwater lake by area. Sebastian Castelier/Shutterstock (no reuse)

What Kenya’s fish markets tell us about choosing between nutrients and contaminants

Navigating the benefits and risks of eating fish is a daily concern for consumers in Kenya due to persistent environmental pollution. How much are they influenced by nutritional labelling and guidelines?
The new system generally gives higher scores to fruits, vegetables and minimally processed foods. RapidEye/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Parsing which foods are healthy and which are less so isn’t always straightforward – a new rating system aims to demystify the process

The Food Compass system scores foods based on variables like the amounts of refined grains and sugars, processing and healthful ingredients. People who ate better-scoring foods had better overall health.

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