December 15, 2024 — “Industrial farming is destroying the earth” and “ultra-processed food is poisoning us.” These narratives are hard to miss in popular culture. Their presence in scientific literature is more subtle, but equally pervasive. So the public is taking note. Ultra-processed foods have become the top food concern of U.S. consumers at the same time the public […]
September 5, 2024 — What’s not to like about this? Swiss food scientists have devised a process for making chocolate that is more planet friendly and requires less added sugar. If you ever felt guilt about enjoying a little bit of chocolate, let it go. Less Waste The main thing here is crop waste. Typically, most of the cocoa […]
March 24, 2024 — The ideas that float freely into discourse about food policy can be fascinating. The latest in this line of intoxicating concepts is python meat. A new analysis in Scientific Reports tells us it tastes like chicken, but it’s sustainable. “Reptile meat is not unlike chicken: high in protein, low in saturated fats, and with widespread […]
February 19, 2024 — Global food systems are a slow-rolling disaster, gaining momentum, and costing the global economy $15 trillion per year. That’s the bad news from a new policy report of the Food System Economics Commission (FSEC). The good news is that we have options, they report, which could produce economic and health benefits adding up to as […]
October 27, 2022 — Most of us who think about food systems have a vague sense that our diet has a meaningful impact on the health of the planet. Beef is typically thought to be a bad actor. Eating more plant based foods should help. But an ambitious new study in Nature Sustainability aims to assign specific numbers to […]
June 14, 2022 — Boris Johnson has come to a new view on food, health, and obesity. “The best way to lose weight, believe me, is to eat less,” he said yesterday. And thus, he seems to justify dropping any pretense of interest in addressing obesity. In line with this, his UK government released a new food policy document […]
