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Tag: food
If we all ate like rich countries, we’d need 7 Earths
Rich nations are eating more meat and dairy than what is sustainable for them and for the planet.
How long can humans survive without food or water?
This will vary a lot from person to person, but the ‘rule of three’ is generally valid: 3 days without ...
Soap bubbles are quite good pollinators, a new paper shows
They look pretty, too.
Coronavirus threatens to worsen global food crisis, UN warns
The pandemic might add more weight onto the already heavy burden of food shortage.
When otters play with rocks, it’s because they’re excited about food
I've never related to anything more in my life.
Despite an increasing need, school meals are getting less healthy in the US
The Trump administration is proposing new rules to make meals less healthy.
COVID-19 unlikely to spread through food or food packaging, says WHO in new guidelines for companies
A new report offers guidelines for food staff and delivery to stay safe during the pandemic.
A new study looked at how early complex European cultures farmed and ate
They seemed to be doing alright for themselves.
Predators can learn what food to avoid from watching TV
Seems you can learn some useful tips from watching TV after all.
Americans don’t talk about the environmental impact of their food — and that’s a problem
Food production accounts for 30% of the global emissions -- but we rarely talk about it.
Global diets are converging, and that’s good news for our health and the environment
"We must harness these advances and set in place policies that provide healthier foods for people everywhere, especially those who ...
Better diets could save billions in U.S. health care costs
Eating well is good for you and the national budget.
Obesity and undernutrition now come together — over 1 in 3 poor and middle-income countries struggle with both
You can starve on too much food.
Food availability acts as a cap for whales’s maximum size
Both baleen and toothed whales grew as large as their food allowed.
Sustainable harvesting practices 4,000 years ago still shape shellfish eating today
The study focused on a large shell ring -- essentially, a shellfish waste dump.
Sugar worsens high-fat diets through one-two punch
A study on mice found that having sugary drinks can affect your body in more than one way: in addition ...
The healthiest food may also be the most sustainable one
A wider use of healthier diets could reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture
We eat more with friends and family than when we’re alone — here’s why
Meal sizes were between 29% and 48% larger compared to when eating alone.
E. coli superbugs linked to poor hygiene and not contaminated food
E. coli may cause food poisoning, urinary tract infections, or intestinal infections.
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