Christine Stewart holds packets of nutrient supplements. They are typically a mixture of a legume — peanut, lentil or chickpea paste — plus milk powder, oil, and a full complement of the vitamins and minerals children need. Credit: Karin Higgins/UC Davis More than half of child deaths worldwide stem from […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Around 20% of the UK’s farms account for 80% of the country’s total food production, and they do this on about half of all the farmed land there is. At least 80% of farms in the UK don’t produce very much at all. In England, the […]
Credit: Axtron BV The latest prototype of the AstroPlant citizen science project has gotten the green light for production. AstroPlant is a desktop greenhouse that allows people to collect data on potential crops to grow in space. The lights, heatsinks and extension shields imaged above are some of the components […]
The John Innes Centre will co-lead a pioneering research program investigating how a plant-based diet could prevent chronic illness. The Edesia: Plants, Food and Health Ph.D. program aims to advance understanding of plant-based nutrition from crop to clinic, initiating a step-change in nutritional research in the UK and addressing diet-related […]
The new guidelines have already sparked a backlash. (Image: © Shutterstock) A nice juicy tenderloin might no longer be served with a side of guilt, at least in the health realm. Most people don’t need to reduce their intake of red or processed meat for health benefits, unless they want […]
Few people with peanut allergy tolerate peanut after stopping oral immunotherapy. Continuing with a modest dose confers more protection, NIH-funded study finds. Allergy to peanut, which is often severe, is one of the most common food allergies in the United States. Although previous studies have shown that peanut oral immunotherapy […]
Chile en Nogada, an iconic Mexican dish featuring poblano chile peppers bathed in creamy white sauce and topped with red pomegranate seeds, from the Azul Condesa restaurant in Mexico City Speaking against a backdrop of two soaring, snow-capped volcanoes, Asuncion Diaz explains his fight to save the original poblano chile, […]
Processed foods are bad for you, right? So super-processed, plant-based meat must be terrible, right? Not so fast on either count. PHOTOGRAPH: JASON HENRY You are you and I am me because of processed foods, because our ancestors learned how to cook meat and make breadand, perhaps more importantly, beer. Accordingly, our brains grew […]
And UK failing to recommend or monitor dietary levels of choline, warns nutritionist. The momentum behind a move to plant-based and vegan diets for the good of the planet is commendable, but risks worsening an already low intake of an essential nutrient involved in brain health, warns a nutritionist in […]
Not everyone needs to become a vegetarian much less vegan to keep the planet from overheating, but it would probably make things a lot easier if they did, a UN report concludes Not everyone needs to become a vegetarian, much less vegan, to keep the planet from overheating, but it […]