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Hippocrates Quote – Food and Medicine

May 13, 2026 Antarctica Journal

“Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food.” – Hippocrates

Fifth of world’s food lost to waste and over-eating

May 12, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Almost one-fifth of world’s food lost to waste and over-eating, a study suggests. The world population consumes around 10 per cent more food than it needs, while almost nine per cent of food lost to waste or left to spoil, researchers say. Efforts to reduce the billions of tonnes lost could improve global food security — ensuring everyone has access […]

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10 Foods Predicted to Go Extinct

May 10, 2026 Antarctica Journal

How Climate Change Could Affect Our Diet Climate change and a shopping list? At first glance, it seems just a wrong correlation. Well, it is not! Climate change is already affecting our present and it will heavily influence our future. The extreme weather conditions brought by climate change are progressively increasing the risk of drought, floods, heat waves and wildfires, […]

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Pesticides and IVF

May 9, 2026 Antarctica Journal

Person cutting spinach leaves from the ground with a knife in a field.

Women who are trying to get pregnant through IVF (in vitro fertilization) are finding that if they eat too many fruits and vegetables that are sprayed with pesticides might be the reason they can’t conceive. A study of Pesticides and IVF was conducted on 325 women trying to conceive. They were given questionnaires to fill out with the information regarding […]