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Climate ministers increase pressure on host of COP28 summit

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The COP28 logo on display in Abu Dhabi. Depth of discontent with UAE's handling of COP28 is raising questions about whether it is up to the job

Get free COP28 updates Well, I’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding last COP28 news every morning. A group of countries led by Germany and Canada have called on the UAE, which hosts the COP28 UN climate summit, to focus on phasing out all fossil fuels where emissions are not captured. COP28 president-designate … Read more

Levels of food processing affect blood pressure variability, new study reveals

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Study: Food Consumption by Degree of Processing is Associated with Night Diving and Blood Pressure Variability: The ELSA-Brasil Study. Image Credit: Gorloff-KV/Shutterstock.com

In a recent study published in Nutrition, metabolism and cardiovascular diseases Journal, the researchers used ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to evaluate the relationship between the degree of processed foods consumed and blood pressure variability. Their findings indicate that a high proportion of processed foods in the diet correlates positively with greater blood pressure variability and … Read more