29 Mar The true cost of food
Read the article Many researchers have proposed scores and methods for reducing the nutritional value of foods down...
Diet
24 Mar Comparing the environmental cost of foods: Nutritional LCAs
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The environmental impact of a food, be that carbon footprint, water use, land use or some other...
22 Mar Complementarity of Plant and Animal foods
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in Animal Food Sources, Diet, Food Systems, Nutrition, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources
Read the article Sustainability considerations are increasingly featuring in dietary recommendations from official sources. The detail of these...
22 Feb Least cost nutrient adequate diets in NZ
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in Affordability, Animal Food Sources, Cost, Diet, Nutrition, Vegetable Food Sources
Read the article We previously described the results of a modelling study that found the least cost nutrient...
15 Feb Linking agricultural conditions to childhood undernutrition
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in Climate, Diet, Food Systems, Health, Mortality, Nutrition, Production, Vegetable Food Sources
Read the article A study of infant malnutrition in the West African country of Burkina Faso has established...
25 Jan Commentary on nutritional LCAs
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in Climate, Diet, Energy Consumption, Food Systems, Health, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability
Read the article Dr Bradley Ridoutt, Principal Research Scientist at Australia’s CSIRO and agricultural sustainability researcher, has recently...
20 Jan Evidence for Sustainable Food Systems at Three Scales
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in Affordability, Animal Food Sources, Climate, Cost, Diet, Food Sourcers, Food Systems, Health, Livestock, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources
The future of the food system is a major topic of conversation with various voices advocating the...
30 Nov The strength of dairy in the diets of the elderly
Read the article A study published recently in the British Medical Journal indicated positive links between dairy intake...
18 Nov Need or Greed?
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in Affordability, Animal Food Sources, Climate, Diet, Food Sourcers, Food Systems, Livestock, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources, Waste
Adjunct Professor of Massey University and the Riddet Institute and Fonterra Chief Science and Technology Officer, Jeremy...