A new survey shows that we’re healthier than we give ourselves credit for. But could our pessimistic perceptions actually be bad for us?
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Conditions affecting the stomach and bowels are common in modern humans and many are on the rise.
Farmers’ protests against the big supermarkets demonstrates the importance of good supply chain management.
The global food production system is inherently undemocratic. Based on shared experiences of the adverse effects, the world’s citizens need to intervene as democratic publics to transform a broken system.
There’s a crackdown happening in food waste but we also need to ensure it’s safe.
By embracing science and technology, Australia’s agricultural industry could be more efficient, productive and sustainable.
Spreading fishing pressure evenly across whole marine ecosystems sounds like a great idea. But there’s a hitch – we can’t technologically do it, and even if we could, it would be expensive.
Are you a “carb craver” or “chocaholic”? We often use language associated with addiction to describe our relationships with food. But is it really possible to be addicted to certain types of food?
The nine science and research priorities will help focus and coordinate our efforts, and aid government departments in supporting the future of Australian science.
Blacks and Hispanics do tip, on average, less than whites. But research shows waiters aren’t only motivated by economics when they offer inferior service.
At the time of Magna Carta a food revolution was taking place, which would no doubt have been reflected in the barons’ celebrations.
While MasterChef might teach us a lot about food and food trends, it also glosses over some of the harsher realities of the industry that produces this food. What’s the secret to its sudden ratings boost?
Researchers used pepperoni pizza to find out whether more choice in the Western diet could affect how much food we think we should be eating.
Division between the have and have nots is likely to widen – and food is one area where many will go without.
Tests have shown that arsenic in rice often exceeds recommended daily levels, yet there are no in-food arsenic safety standards. Why not?
A law signed into effect last week seeks to reduce fertilizer runoff that causes toxic algae blooms. But to really address the problem requires taking a hard look at how America farms.
Why do chocolate makers and other food producers use unsustainably grown palm oil? You can blame health-conscious consumers looking for alternatives to trans fats.
Urban and regional planners need to play a bigger role in bringing healthy food to cities and towns. One research project aims to change that.
What do stuffed crust pizza and terrifying newspaper headlines have in common? Our hard-wired evolutionary responses hold the answer.
The link between exercise, diet and ill health has been recognised for a considerable length of time. The ancient Greek physician, Hippocrates (460-370BC), wrote: Eating alone will not keep a man well…
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Associate Professor of Hospitality Management, Colorado State University
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Food Policy, City, University of London
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Director of the Arrell Food Institute and Professor in the Dept. of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Sheffield
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Visiting Academic, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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Professor, Dept of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
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Associate Research Scientist, Michigan State University
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Visiting Research Fellow in Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor of History and Philosophy, and Deputy Dean Research (Faculty of Arts), University of Adelaide
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Former Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Appetite and Obesity, University of Liverpool
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, City, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
