16 Feb Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020 – 2025 published
Read the guidelines The USDA has released their latest dietary guidelines document, with a new emphasis on the...
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09 Feb WWF encourage planet-based diet
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in Diet, Food Systems, Health, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources
Read the report The WWF report Bending the Curve: The Restorative Power of Planet-Based Diets joins other efforts...
02 Feb FAO Statistical Yearbook 2020 shows big changes
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in Animal Food Sources, Food Systems, Livestock, Production, Vegetable Food Sources
Visit the yearbook The latest global statistics from FAO show large increases in both crop and animal-sourced food...
26 Jan Trends in undernourishment show promise
Read the article A study of undernourishment in 76 countries found positive results, but not all global regions are progressing at the same...
19 Jan Peas please
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in Diet, Health, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources, Waste
Read the article Food Foundation in the UK are gaining traction with their ‘Peas Please: Making a pledge for more...
12 Jan Comparing apples with potatoes: the Vego-guide
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in Energy Consumption, Food Systems, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources
Read the article Researchers in Sweden have designed a tool for comparing the environmental impacts of different plant foods. The...
11 Dec Calcium comparisons between dairy, soy and almond beverages
Read the article Research in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition has found that almond beverages were inferior to both milk and a calcium-fortified soy...
01 Dec SNI in spotlight at Primary Industries NZ summit
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in Animal Food Sources, Cost, Diet, Food Systems, Nutrition, Production, Sustainability, Vegetable Food Sources
Representatives from industry, policy and research came together last week to attend presentations on trade, sustainability, consumer...
25 Nov World Wildlife Fund release planet-based diets model
Visit the site On a country and diet basis, you can use the WWF model to set the amount of different food groups...
17 Nov 65 kg of food waste per person per year
Read the article Research investigating nutrient losses via food waste give an intuitive understanding of the implications of food waste. Food waste...