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Egypt's Amina Kadous Nominated for Int'l Photography Award

Amina Kadous.
Amina Kadous.
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Egypt's Amina Kadous Nominated for Int'l Photography Award

Amina Kadous.
Amina Kadous.

Egypt's Amina Kadous is among eight photographers nominated for the 6th edition of the Madame Figaro Photography Award (Prix de la Photo Madame Figaro Arles) at the “Les Rencontres de la Photographie à Arles” Festival.

The festival is held annually in the city of Arles, southern France.

This year, the festival will feature 40 photography exhibitions displaying photos captured by prominent names in the field.

Born in 1991, Kadous studied in Boston in United States. Her photographs explore the concepts of memory and experience.

According to the competition’s brochure, Amina believes that “nothing lasts. Experiences, things, and moments from the physical world.”

Kadous had formerly displayed her works in London, Paris, Bamako and Boston.

During the 12th Biennale of Photography in Bamako, Kadous displayed a photograph, called “Memory Crack”, for which she won the “Centre Soleil d'Afrique Prize” (Sun Center of Africa Award).

Commenting on the award, she said: “The grains of my identity are planted in the city of Mahala [her hometown in Egypt]”.

Known as the home of Egyptian cotton, Mahala is depicted by Kadous in a photography collection named “White Gold”. The photograph competing in Arles is selected from this collection.

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Chinese Study Recommends Region-Specific Diets, amid Rising Obesity Risks

A customer shops for tomatoes at the vegetable section of a supermarket in Beijing, China October 17, 2024. (Reuters)
A customer shops for tomatoes at the vegetable section of a supermarket in Beijing, China October 17, 2024. (Reuters)
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Chinese Study Recommends Region-Specific Diets, amid Rising Obesity Risks

A customer shops for tomatoes at the vegetable section of a supermarket in Beijing, China October 17, 2024. (Reuters)
A customer shops for tomatoes at the vegetable section of a supermarket in Beijing, China October 17, 2024. (Reuters)

Chinese scientists have recommended a region-specific diet they say is crucial to improving eating habits in the country amid a rise in obesity and lifestyle diseases, and as a means to conserve natural and environmental resources.

China in October published its first set of guidelines to standardize the diagnosis and treatment of obesity, with more than half of China's adults already overweight and obese, and the rate expected to keep rising. The government has said that healthier diets are important to treat and prevent obesity.

A group of scientists from the School of Public Health at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, in China's affluent southern Guangdong province, said its study adheres to a "Planetary Health Diet" and advocates a reduced consumption of dairy products and red meat.

Published in the Nature Food journal in August and reported in state media last week, the study recommended that in China's north, which is characterized by a high intake of dairy products but low consumption of vegetables, people need to eat more fruits and whole grains.

In the southwest, which has a harsher environment and severe water scarcity, the region could focus on a high intake of legumes and vegetables rather than its existing very high consumption of red meat, the study said.

In the east, known for its "affluent agricultural culture and developed aquaculture", a higher intake of whole grains, seafood and vegetables was recommended for its residents.

China's health commission did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

The recommended diets work for the prevention of "obesity and cardio-metabolic diseases," said Liu Yan, one of the authors of the study, adding that they help reduce premature mortality and disability, and ensure nutritional requirements for residents.

Not only China but also other developing nations facing similar health and environmental challenges could benefit from the roadmap for the diet, the scientists said in the study.

Brent Loken, global food lead scientist for the World Wildlife Fund, said the study provided a promising way forward for developing countries, including India and Kenya.

"Adopting these planetary health diet variants could serve as a viable strategy for dietary shifts in China to achieve both human health and environmental sustainability goals... with lessons translatable to other countries around the world," he said.