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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16 May Designing diets that meet individual nutritional requirements and fulfil global environmental targets
Read the article Dietary optimisation modelling is a potent tool for identifying optimal diets for an individual or...
09 May Blue foods: opportunities and challenges
Read the article The United Nations 2030 Agenda emphasised the role of fisheries and aquaculture in contributing to...
04 May Nutrition metrics: the challenge of simplifying complexity
In a previous Thought for Food article, we explored nLCA (nutritional life cycle assessments). nCLA couple nutrition...
02 May Food Banks and Nutrition Insecurity in New Zealand
Read the article Despite ample food supply, food insecurity has become a growing concern in New Zealand, among...
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...
04 Apr Identifying nutrient gaps in EAT-Lancet planetary health diet
Read the article In 2019, the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems released their report,...
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...
07 Mar Assessing the role of animal-sourced foods in healthy and sustainable diets
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Read the article Animal-sourced foods, like meat, fish, eggs and dairy, are part of human diets all over...
21 Feb Seafood as a sustainable alternative to meat?
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in Animal Food Sources, Climate, Diet, Energy Consumption, Food Systems, Livestock, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability
Read the article With the growing attention on environmental sustainability, there has been a common narrative call to...