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How This Carbon Calculator is Helping Food Companies Better Report & Reduce GHG Emissions
New York-based sustainability research firm HowGood recently expanded its product carbon footprinting solutions to streamline corporate accounting and GHG reduction for the food industry. Its head of product, Nina DePalma, outlines the why!-->…
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Analysing 700 Plant-Based Foods in Australian Supermarkets to Find Out What’s Healthy
By Laura Marchese, PhD Student at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University; and Katherine Livingstone, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Study Links Ultra-Processed Foods to 32 Harmful Health Effects – But Critics Say There’s More Than Meets the Eye
A new health review has found that ultra-processed foods are directly associated with increased risks of cancer, heart disease and early death. However, experts question the use of this categorisation for nutrition, noting that these!-->…
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Los Angeles County Passes Law to Make All Departmental Food Purchases Plant-Based
Los Angeles County has passed a motion to make all departmental food purchases plant-based by default, citing the environmental and human health benefits of vegan diets.
US politicians Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis have spearheaded a!-->!-->!-->…
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Too Much Sugar, Not Enough Fibre? This Startup Kills Two Birds with One Enzyme
UK startup Zya has emerged from stealth with a dietary solution that can convert sugar into fibre for your gut, with hopes to get regulatory approval and commercialise in 2026.
American adults eat 17 teaspoons of added sugar every day –!-->!-->!-->…
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Two-Thirds of the UK’s Biggest Food Companies Make Money from Unhealthy Products Marketed to Children
Seven of the 10 largest food companies are reliant on unhealthy products for a majority of their sales in the UK, with each of these using influential child-appealing packaging, finds a new report.
In the UK, one in three children are!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Ways Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic & Wegovy Will Change the Food Industry
Semaglutide drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are making headlines daily as more and more people get prescriptions; here's how these drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could change the food industry.
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While French Ministers Fight Alternative Protein, Health & Climate Experts Call for Dietary Guidelines to Reduce Meat
As France restricts plant-based meat labels, pushes to ban cultivated meat, and encourages factory farming, nutrition experts and climate activists are urging the national dietary guidelines to recommend a reduction in meat consumption.
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Beyond Meat IV: Meatier, Healthier & Costlier Plant-Based Burgers
Californian plant-based giant Beyond Meat has unveiled its first beef product reformulation in three years, with the Beyond IV burger and mince now featuring avocado oil, fava beans and lentils. It's a more nutritious product, but it's!-->…
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Meet the Entrepreneur Taking Hong Kong’s Vegan Bakery & Cheese Scene to the Next Level
The Cakery founder Shirley Kwok speaks to Green Queen about her new businesses shaking up Hong Kong's plant-based scene: vegan cheese brand Cultured and plant-forward bakery Maya.
Shirley Kwok is one busy lady. Under her entrepreneur!-->!-->!-->…
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54% of Europeans Avoid Plant-Based Meat Because It’s Ultra-Processed, with 65% Concerned About Health Impact
A new 17-country survey says that 65% of Europeans are concerned about the health implications of ultra-processed foods, with over half of respondents avoiding plant-based meats because they are ultra-processed.
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Supergut’s Marc Washington is Meeting The Moment: ‘We’re Very Much Here for the Ozempic Era’
Marc Washington, CEO of superfood brand Supergut, speaks to Green Queen about riding the Ozempic wave, the importance of prebiotic fibre, boosting GLP-1, and formulating plant-based products.
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Food Colonialism: How the Norwegian Salmon Industry is Hurting Food Security in West Africa
A new investigation reveals the adverse effects of Norwegian farmed salmon on malnutrition, food insecurity and loss of livelihoods in West Africa.
Seafood producers in Norway – the world's largest supplier of farmed salmon – are!-->!-->!-->…
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How Food and the Gut Microbiome Can Stimulate Your Body’s ‘Natural Ozempic’
By Christopher Damman, Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are weight loss and diabetes drugs that have made quite a splash in health news. They target!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Traditional Vegan Treats To Fill Up Your Chinese New Year Candy Box
The Year of the Rat is quickly approaching, which means it’s time to take out your Chinese candy boxes out from your cupboards and fill them up with delicious goodies. While we are big fans of the tradition, many of the sweet treats that!-->…
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Can Microalgae Change the Way You Use Fat Forever? This Michelin-Starred Chef Thinks So
With seed oils on the back burner and olive oil questioned for its climate impact, one company is banking on microalgae, and to convince you, it has sought the help of a three-Michelin-starred chef.
We're having a fat moment. People are!-->!-->!-->…
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Unilever Targets €1.5B in GLP-1 Boosting Plant-Based Food Sales by 2025 to Help Consumers Boost Gut Health
Can our bodies help us create a natural Ozempic effect through vegan food consumption? Unilever is banking on plant-based diets to enhance the gut microbiome and boost consumers' health.
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Yali Bio Announces ‘World’s First’ Yeast-Derived Breast Milk Fat from Precision Fermentation
Californian startup Yali Bio has created what it claims is the world's first breast milk fat made from yeast, using precision fermentation to allow infant formulas to more closely match the nutrition provided by human milk.
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Q&A with Churchill Fellow Jenny Chapman: ‘We Need to Stop Using the Term ‘Ultra-Processed’ in Nutrition’
Ultra-processed foods aren't all bad – and we need to stop using that term when we're talking about nutrition, according to a new report into health and sustainability.
Scientists should stop using the term 'ultra-processed' to describe!-->!-->!-->…
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The Ozempic Rush: 10 Things to Know About Semaglutide, Food Intake, Obesity & Weight Loss
Ozempic is everywhere right now, from newspaper headlines to household shelves. But what do Americans really think about weight loss drugs? Here are 10 things you should know.
In our food trends predictions for this year, we highlighted!-->!-->!-->…
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The Food System Costs Us $15T Every Year – Here’s How to Fix It
The unaccounted costs of the global food system on human and planetary health amounts to $15T a year, according to a new report, which predicts contrasting futures based on current trends and transformation pathways, and suggests the best!-->…
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