23 May Are plant-based diets inherently healthy?
Read the article “Plant-based diets” is a term without a formal definition, commonly encompassing flexitarian, vegetarian, and vegan...
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26 Apr Assessing vegan and vegetarian diet quality with food pattern models
Read the article Dietary patterns can be created with food pattern modelling to estimate the quantity of different...
18 Apr A useful waste: Promoting nutrition through food waste
The growth of food waste has attracted significant global interest. Estimates vary, but about one-third of all...
28 Mar The importance of protein variety in a higher quality and lower environmental impact dietary pattern
Read the article Good diets come from eating a variety of nutritious foods. However, when considering the environmental...
14 Mar Principles for the responsible use of farmed insects as livestock feed
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Read the article Insect farming is advancing into the livestock feed arena. Replacing conventional feed ingredients, insects can...
22 Nov Phytonutrients and their health benefits
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in Diet, Food Systems, Health, Knowledge Hub, Mortality, Nutrition, Vegetable Food Sources
You may have heard people talk about eating blueberries, turmeric, cacao, or another proclaimed ‘superfood’ because it’s...
15 Nov Micronutrient deficiencies more widespread than previously thought
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Read article For many years, researchers have stated that an estimated 2 billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies,...
01 Nov Double cropping in the US amid supply challenges
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Read article It’s conventional to think of an area of land producing one harvested crop each growing...
19 Jul Beyond the headlines about transforming diets
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Read article It is reasonably common to see headlines declaring the ability of the global food system to...
04 May Calcium deficiency at the global, national, and individual levels
This Thought for Food is part of a series on key nutrients identified as global challenges by...