Tag: Food
Diets can do more than help you lose weight – they...
Adrienne Rose Bitar, Cornell University
Fad diets have long been brushed off as selfish, superficial quests to lose weight.
But if you study the actual content...
Cultured meat seems gross? It’s much better than animal agriculture
Matti Wilks, Yale University
The world is in the grips of a food-tech revolution. One of the most compelling new developments is cultured meat, also...
Brexit food shortages are not inevitable – keep calm and don’t...
Jamie Stone, Loughborough University
With no Brexit deal in place and March 29 fast approaching, fears are growing that the UK will struggle to maintain...
Unmeltable chocolate and bean-to-bar: A cocoa expert highlights 3 sweet trends
Kristy Leissle, University of Washington, Bothell
‘Tis the season to eat chocolate. And for the chocolate industry, there’s nothing sweeter, since this is the time...
Why people become vegans: The history, sex and science of a...
Joshua T. Beck, University of Oregon
At the age of 14, a young Donald Watson watched as a terrified pig was slaughtered on his family...
Would you eat ‘meat’ from a lab? Consumers aren’t necessarily sold...
Walter Johnson, Arizona State University; Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University, and Sheril Kirshenbaum, Michigan State University
It’s been a busy summer for food-based biotech. The...
Meet the foodies who are changing the way Americans eat
Joshua T. Beck, University of Oregon and Brandon Reich, University of Oregon
As residents of idyllic Eugene, Oregon, with its culture of local food, we...
Mandatory labels with simple disclosures reduced fears of GE foods in...
Jane Kolodinsky, University of Vermont
There has been substantial debate over whether mandated labels for genetically engineered foods might increase or decrease consumer aversion toward...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
