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Replacing Meat & Dairy with A Low-Fat Vegan Diet Can Reduce Postmenopausal Hot Flashes by 92%
A plant-based diet low in fat can reduce hot flashes and weight in postmenopausal women much more effectively than animal proteins.
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Shifting Away From Meat is Crucial for the EU’s Food Security & Climate Goals
Experts at Wageningen University argue that livestock numbers need to be reduced while a transition to plant-based diets should be welcomed by the EU.
Every year, academics from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the EU's top!-->!-->!-->…
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Plant-Based Meat & Dairy On Par or Better for Health Than Animal Protein, Finds Analysis
When it comes to health, plant-based analogues to meat and dairy have similar or better nutritional profiles, an 11-country study reveals.
Vegan burgers, sausages and bacon are better for health than conventional meat, while dairy!-->!-->!-->…
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APAC Agrifood Tech Funding Up by 38%, With India Reclaiming the Top Spot
Funding for alternative proteins has grown by 85% this year in Asia-Pacific, mirroring a larger sector-wide recovery, a new AgFunder report shows.
Asia-Pacific's agrifood tech sector is showing "remarkable" signs of recovery after two!-->!-->!-->…
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Alternative Protein Innovation Has Lost Some Momentum, A New Patent Analysis Shows
Patents for plant-based meat declined for the first time in a decade in 2022, while innovation in cultivated meat slowed too.
In the US, sales of plant-based meat alternatives dipped by 26% between 2021 and 2023, reflecting a wider!-->!-->!-->…
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COP29 Digest, Vol 4: Everything You Need to Know in Food and Climate News Today
Welcome to the final edition of Green Queen’s #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’.
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A Sweet Transition: How Cutting Out Sugar Could Save the Planet
A new study explores how we can transfer sugar intake from our diets into making products beneficial to the climate.
In the last 30 years, the number of people with diabetes has doubled (making up 12% of the adult population), and 95%!-->!-->!-->…
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Stanford Researchers Are Using AI to Elevate the Texture of Plant-Based Meat
Scientists at Stanford University suggest that machine learning and mechanical testing can deliver data that can speed up the development of better vegan meat alternatives.
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COP29 Digest, Vol 3: Everything You Need to Know in Food and Climate News Today
Welcome to Volume 3 of Green Queen's #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’.
Catch up: VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 2
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Impossible Foods Inches Closer to EU Launch As Regulator Deems GMO Protein Safe
After a years-long deadlock, Impossible Foods has received a positive safety assessment by the EU for its genetically modified heme ingredient.
Europeans could be eating the Impossible Burger soon, with the California-based company!-->!-->!-->…
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COP29 Digest, Vol 2: Everything You Need to Know in Food and Climate News Today
Welcome to Volume 2 of Green Queen's #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’.
Catch up: VOLUME 1
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Modest Cuts in Beef Production Can Remove 3 Years’ Worth of Fossil Fuel Emissions
Scientists suggest that if rich countries make small reductions in meat production, the climate benefits would be massive.
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Cultivated Meat for Pet Food ‘Significantly Better’ for the Planet Than Beef
Pet food with cultivated meat instead of beef fares far better for the planet and its resources, according to a new life-cycle assessment.
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COP29 Digest, Vol 1: Everything You Need to Know in Food and Climate News Today
Welcome to #COP29 – watch the opening ceremony here. In our Green Queen COP29 Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’.
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In Japan, Older Households Waste Twice As Much Food As Younger Populations
A new study in Japan reveals the link between food waste and an ageing population, and how educational initiatives can help buck this trend.
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Smaller Portions Prove to Be the Best Way to Reduce Meat Consumption
Reducing portion sizes has been the most effective strategy to reduce meat intake in the UK, a new study has found.
Meat consumption fell to its lowest levels in the UK last year, driven by the cost-of-living crisis and a growing!-->!-->!-->…
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UK Food Industry Leaders Draw Up Plan Suggesting a 20% Reduction in Meat & Dairy Consumption Needed to Achieve Net Zero
Reaching the UK food system's climate goals isn't possible without a reduction in red meat and dairy consumption, industry leaders say in a new report.
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Halving Meat Consumption Can Cut Thailand’s Emissions by 80% & Add $37B to the Economy
By replacing 50% of meat with plant-based proteins, Thailand could lower emissions by nearly 80%, while adding over a million jobs and boosting food security in the process.
Thailand could become a "kitchen of the future" with an!-->!-->!-->…
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The Nutritarian Diet: Could Plant-Rich Eating Slow Biological Ageing in Women?
A new study shows a range of health benefits for women who follow a plant-rich "nutritarian" diet, including significantly slower biological ageing.
In yet more evidence of the positive effects of plant-based eating on human health, a!-->!-->!-->…
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Six Future Food Companies Gain Backing from EU Food Accelerator
At EIT Food's new flagship event, Next Bite, six startups working in the future food space gained funding to test their technologies and accelerate their path to market.
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European Research Funding for Alt-Protein Reached A Record High in 2023
Research efforts for alternative proteins like plant-based and cultivated meat received €290M in funding last year, just as the number of studies on the topic proliferated.
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