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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.
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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.
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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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Smashburger Jumps on Whole-Food Plant-Based Trend with Jack & Annie’s Jackfruit Burger at All 235 US Locations
US fast-casual chain Smashburger has partnered with jackfruit meat producer Jack & Annie's to debut a new burger across its locations nationwide, the latest example of a QSR embracing whole-food plant-based products.
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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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Why Are We Still Killing Horseshoe Crabs? An Alternative Has Existed for Decades
The US Pharmacopeia has finally released draft guidelines to allow the use of human-made alternatives to horseshoe crab blood – a critical element in biomedical and pharmaceutical testing. After failing in 2020, can the guidance pass this!-->…
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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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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.
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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.
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Breaking the Jell-O Mould: Oddball’s Sophia Cheng Wants to Make Plant-Based Jelly a Superfood Snack
Oddball is hoping to reinvent jelly from the "almost scientific product" to a vegan, clean-label, superfood snack that takes inspiration from her childhood growing up in Asia and hopes to take back control from the big corps. Will it take!-->…
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Feeding Tomorrow: Award-Winning Documentary Champions Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health, Plant-Forward Diets and Food Education for Better Future
A new documentary on food, climate change and agriculture, highlights the wretched state of the American food system, and how regenerative farming, plant-forward diets, healthier soil and increased education can ensure a safe, sustainable!-->…
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Deliciously Ella: After Years of Trolling, Ella Mills is Finally Happy (and Thriving) Now
Ever the darling of the UK's plant-based space – with a recipe book that sold faster than any other vegan cookbook ever – Ella Mills retreated from the limelight a few years ago. Her brand, Deliciously Ella, suffered setbacks from the!-->…
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Chevron Deference: Reversal of Landmark Supreme Court Decision Could Devastate Fisheries & Environmental Protections
As the US Supreme Court considers overturning the Chevron deference doctrine, thanks to pushback from fishing vessel operators, it could make regulating anything much more complicated – especially climate laws.
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Not All UPFs are Equal: Green Queen Unveils FAQ Guide for Plant-Based Meat & Ultra-Processed Foods
To combat misinformation, ease consumer confusion and offer balance to the discussion around plant-based meat and ultra-processed foods, Green Queen has published a free, comprehensive resource guide on the topic in an easy-to-use FAQ!-->…
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Veganuary 2024: Whole Food Mains Trending on UK Restaurant Menus
We're nearly halfway through Veganuary 2024, and one trend is coming out strong on UK restaurant menus: a focus on whole-food plant-based dishes. It comes as consumers are hit hard with price hikes and express concern about the processed!-->…
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Plant-Based Pill Twice As Effective in Helping Smokers Quit Cigarettes
Cytisine, derived from plants, might just be the best natural alternative to widely used nicotine patches.
Yes, you read that right. Plant-based could be the superior option, not just in terms of our diets, but as a smoking!-->!-->!-->…
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