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LONDON — Put down the donut. And while you’re at it, skip the breakfast cereal, fruit juice, beer and ketchup. New guidelines from the World Health Organization says the world is eating too much sugar and people should slash their sugar intake to just 5 to 10 percent of their overall calories. The guidelines, released Wednesday after a year of consultations, are focused on the added sugars in processed food and those in honey, syrups and fruit juices. The advice does not apply to naturally occurring sugars in fruits, vegetables and milk. “We have solid evidence that keeping intake of (added) sugars to less than 10 percent of total energy intake reduces the risk of overweight, obesity and tooth decay,” Francesco Branca, director of WHO’s nutrition department, said in a statement. To meet the lower threshold set by the new guidelines, Americans, Europeans and others in the West would have to slash their average sugar intake by about two-thirds. In the United States, adults get about 11 to 15 percent of their calories from sugar; the figure for children is about 16 percent. In Europe, sugar intakes range from about 7 percent in Hungary and Norway to 17 percent in Britain to nearly 25 percent in Portugal. Lifestyle Feature ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: Some experts said the 10 percent target was more realistic for Western countries than the lower target. They said the 5 percent of daily calories figure was aimed mostly at developing countries, where dental Read More …

Vandana Dhoot, global director of House of Salon, Dorothy Dee-Ching, marketing director for Hair Philippines, Sandrine Conseiller, global VP for Sunsilk, and Julien Barraux, global VP for House of Care at the Dove Go Play exhibit at Mind Museum Every time I go to a salon, usually for something as minimal as a half-inch trim, I get suckered into getting hair treatments I don’t really want or need. For someone who thinks she has a steadfast idea of how she wants her hair to look, I am, unfortunately, a very easy sell. Over the past 10 years I’ve had my hair rebonded, relaxed, shaved off, blackened, bleached, treated with masques and serums and what not…and it has never turned out as good as when I do my hair myself. No disrespect to previous stylists — it’s just that my hair has a mind of its own and it never reacts the way you expect it to. Color it a fiery #666 red and it turns burgundy. Straighten it and it tenses up, like a Slinky, and ends up even curlier the next day. Over time I’ve learned to tame the rebel beast with a steady rotation of products. Go play At the recent Dove Go Play event held at the Mind Museum last week, the subject of hair damage was discussed. Dove’s Intense Repair Haircare range (which includes Dove Daily Hair Vitamin, a post-shower must that my mother swears by — “Touch my hair, it’s so smooth,” she always says), Read More …

“Lipstick has always been my weakness,” Liz Uy confesses. The country’s top stylist styles her own Happy Skin lippies. MANILA, Philippines – There’s no stopping the country’s most loved and homegrown makeup brand from bringing women chic makeup finds that care for your skin. Last Feb. 5, Happy Skin’s beauty duo and founders Jacqe Gutierrez and Rissa Trillo proudly unveiled their newest collaboration with celebrity stylist Liz Uy. At the Owners’ Lounge of Raffles Makati, Liz revealed the lipsticks made especially for her, the limited-edition Happy Skin StyLIZed collection. When asked why she decided to collaborate with Happy Skin, Liz said, “It’s a Filipino brand I believe in.” She adds, “It’s not every day one gets offered to be part of a special collaboration. It’s exciting to concoct your own shades and see Filipinas really wearing them!” Coming to celebrate were Liz’s siblings, Laureen and Vince Uy, close friends and newlyweds Eric Dee and Bea Soriano-Dee, and Liz’s prince charming, Richard Griffiths. Also in attendance were top beauty editors, including family and friends like Tweetie De Leon-Gonzalez, Ella Laxa-Pangilinan, Kiana Valenciano, Plains & Prints’ Erickson and Roxanne Farillas. A “StyLIZed” setup greeted guests for the launch, thanks to interior designer Bernice Sorongon. Miniature stiletto shoes, mannequin bodices and minaudières were especially handmade by Pam Arellano Sunga. Event coordinator Marge Montemayor kept the event smooth and seamless. Lifestyle Feature ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: Overflowing glasses of sparkling Chandon Rose were served to guests while the colorful tarts and Read More …