Food & Nutrition

Influencers promoting carnivore diets, raw milk and other risky eating practices threaten the health of tens of millions of people, while making bank themselves. Dozens of 'super-spreaders' are fuelling people's social media feeds with…
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Research around ultra-processed food often overlooks important nuances when it comes to plant-based meat, which can potentially mislead consumers on the health impacts, suggests a new review. If you've been shying away from plant-based…
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Some of the largest food and drink companies successfully lobbied against the UK government's push to offer discounts on minimally processed and nutritious products. This October, the British government is set to roll out regulations…
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The Seed Oil Free Alliance has rolled out a certification label for products that eschew these fats, building on growing discontent around seed oils and amid a resurgence of tallow. The battle against seed oils has been taken up a notch…
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Wellness influencer and Levels co-founder Casey Means is in line to become the next Surgeon General of the US. A divisive figure across the aisle, what could her appointment mean for food tech? Championed by Donald Trump and Robert F…
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Yet more evidence has emerged that diets rich in plant-based whole foods and low in meat are the key to longevity. Plant-rich diets will help you age better and live longer, according to two major studies that spotlight the ill health…
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In an international study, experts suggest that ultra-processed foods and the "artificial" additives in them can raise the risk of premature death. Between 4-14% of premature deaths in eight countries are attributed to the consumption…
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As nutritionists and gut health experts encourage consumers to eat 30 different plants a week, counting 'plant points' could be an effective nudge to get people to transition to plant-forward diets. There's a reason why Japan has one of…
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The UK government is planning to remove the exemption for sweetened dairy and plant-based milk from its sugar tax – what does this mean for non-dairy alternatives? Sweetened oat and almond milk could now carry the same levy as Pepsi and…
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At Sharjah's Mleiha Wheat Farm, agricultural experts have developed a variety of the grain with 19.3% native protein content, potentially boosting the nation's food security and exports. Home to an extreme climate, scarce water…
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Rudy Yoo, co-founder of Armored Fresh and Pureture, has big plans for the future food industry, featuring yeast-based casein, barley-derived coffee, and clean-label, complete plant proteins. How does a five-ingredient, sugar-free,…
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Finland's Solar Foods has developed a protein shake to help you pump your macros. The kicker? The ready-to-mix powder ditches dairy for CO2. As it prepares to enter the US market, Finnish food tech firm Solar Foods is targeting a food…
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As one of the world's largest plant-based meat companies, Beyond Meat hits back at the livestock industry with a new documentary short. Is beef just the new tobacco? That's one of the central claims in a new short film by Beyond…
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As sales of meat alternatives continue to slide, a new crop of whole-food plant protein formats is on the rise. Oh So Wholesome's Veg'chop is among the products spearheading this shift. This month, a shift seems to be occurring in…
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THIS, the UK startup famous for its plant-based meat analogues, has introduced a new product format that champions whole foods and has more protein than tofu. After years of building its brand around products named THIS Isn't Chicken…
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Researchers have found that rising emissions and temperatures are linked to increased arsenic levels in rice, putting billions at greater risk of cancer and other diseases. Climate change is making the world's most consumed grain more…
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Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk has provided a grant worth 50 million kroner ($7.6M) to the University of Copenhagen to develop less processed plant-based proteins. As meat alternatives continue to be scrutinised for their level of…
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US food tech startup Perfect Day has been hit with a false marketing lawsuit for its FDA-approved, animal-free dairy whey protein. Months after ending its lawsuit with a co-manufacturing partner, Californian precision fermentation…
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The Swiss government has published its nutrition strategy for the next eight years, expanding the focus to sustainability, plant-based diets and food waste. Swiss citizens are eating too much meat, animal fat, sugar and salt, and very…
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What will the food system look like in 2050? According to the EU, meat will give way to plants and novel proteins, no matter how things end up. The EU's production and consumption patterns require "fundamental changes" to reach its…
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Plant-based proteins have come under heavy scrutiny for being ultra-processed, but current classification systems don't fully reflect a food's healthfulness, a new study has found. Plant proteins shouldn't be "demeaned" as unhealthy…
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