Americans eat more meat on average than citizens of any other nation, but new survey findings show that plant-based meat products are winning fans across the US.
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Meat producers are lobbying in many states to keep the word 'meat' off labels of plant-based products like the Impossible Burger. But this may not clarify shoppers' choices.
Australian supermarkets and fast food chains will soon be stocking a homegrown meat alternative that tastes and feels like meat and even sizzles on the barbecue.
The world is coming round to meat alternatives, but we need to speed the process up for the sake of the environment.
If pro-veganism campaigns are in bad taste, veganism has a lot to lose, as we all do. The market needs vegan activists who are rational and present their ideas thoughtfully, with the intent to educate.
Realistic plant-based meat is now big business - and global fast food chains are finally starting to take notice. In doing so, they could significantly reduce meat's role in the climate crisis.
Plant-based proteins are in hot demand. That's why Canadian grocery stores and restaurant chains are racing to give consumers what they want.
Canada's Food Guide makes nutrition recommendations. But the revamped guide does much more. It directs us to consider the broader set of circumstances —the social determinants —of how we eat.
There have been an increasing number of reported anti-meat incidents around the world as more consumers second-guess their relationship with animal proteins. How can the meat industry adjust?
This is a critical time for our planet. What we eat and how we get our food will shape its future.
Canadians are increasingly invested in their food -- where it comes from, how it's produced, and whether it's healthy. Here are some predicted food trends for 2018.
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Associate Research Scientist, Michigan State University
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Canada Research Chair in Promoting Healthy Populations, Dalhousie University
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Assistant Professor of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Delaware
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Director of AgBioResearch and Assistant Vice President of Research and Innovation, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor Sustainable Food Systems, Director of Rural Research Centre, Dalhousie University
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Professor in Hospitality, Food and Tourism, University of Guelph
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Professor, Dept of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
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Personal Chair in Nutrition, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
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Doctoral Researcher in Sustainable Consumption, University of Manchester
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Professor of Finance, University of Toronto
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