“In the future, we might also adapt dietary regimens for insect rearing in order to increase their antioxidant content for animal or human consumption,” say the authors.
This small change could cut halve your diet’s environmental impact
You don’t even need to become a vegetarian.
A grape variety used to produce wine today can be traced back 900 years to an ancestral plant
Who doesn’t love a glass of wine?
New study maps what the world is drinking
What are you drinking right now?
Not eating enough fruits and veggies kills millions of people every year
You should probably eat more fruits and vegetables.
Eggs might not be that bad for you after all, new study finds
Eggs are probably alright — as long as you’re healthy and don’t eat too many saturated fats.
New research paints the history of East Africa’s farmers, and how they evolved to eat dairy
It’s a surprisingly rich history.
Lab engineered meat? How about lab-grown insect meat?
Would you eat lab-grown insect meat?
Global food production is already being impacted by climate change, paper reports
There’s been a 1% decline in the quantity of consumable food calories produced by the world’s top 10 crops.
Farmers actually work more than hunter-gatherers, have less leisure time
Toil all day, very little pay.
Ultra-processed foods cause weight gain, over eating, according to a new study
Just because it tastes good, it doesn’t mean it’s good for you.
Eating processed food linked to eating too much and being overweight
Simple takeaway: eat less processed food.
Philadelphia’s sugary drink tax worked: one year later, consumption dropped by 38%
Moral of the story: people really don’t like taxes.
Team sequences the pan-genome of tomatoes in a bid to make them tasty again
Tastefully done.
New ‘brain training’ game could help you wean off of excess added sugar
Sweet, sweet research.
Demand for Impossible Burgers is so large that the producer can’t keep up
Chow down.
Going vegan might not be the greenest diet — but giving up meat, is
The main takeaway: eat less meat.
Plant-based diets are best for your heart
Another study supports plant-based diets.
Even moderate intake of red meat substantially increases risk of bowel cancer
Bacon is not so good for you after all.
Coffee not essential for life, Switzerland decides
Say what now?
