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An audio version of an in depth article about the 18th century Enlightenment thinkers who promoted the potato as a way to build a healthy and productive society.
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Food safety issues are at heart political.
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Obese people don’t have more frequent or intense food wanting episodes than lean people, but they do enjoy their food less.
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The right diet, combined with moderate low-impact exercise, can benefit people with osteoarthritis.
What we eat, how much and how often changes over our lives.
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Shakespeare wrote of the ‘seven ages of man’, and our appetite for food changes as we age too – with implications for our health.
Our taste system is conditioned so foods higher in energy taste better.
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Recent studies have shown that we may be able to train ourselves to become more sensitive to certain tastes, which leads to feeling more full and satisfied after eating a meal.
Pas un ‘burger’.
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With demand for meat alternatives growing, the meat industry is getting protective over names such as ‘vegetarian sausages’.
Food hygiene and virtual reality could go hand in hand.
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As incidents of food-borne illnesses increase, virtual reality could help better train food hygiene
The pretzel has had a twisted path from Germany to global snack food.
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Why are they shiny? And how did Pennsylvania become the pretzel capital of the world?
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There’s plenty of evidence that modern swill-feeding would be safe, sustainable, and popular.
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Yet plastic itself isn’t inherently evil as sometimes the environmental benefits outweigh the costs. So how to tell good plastic from bad?
What’s cooking?
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Tracking contamination routes showed where the trouble can start.
Things could go from bad to worse.
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The UK’s food regulator, the FSA, is planning a major reorganisation. The timing couldn’t be worse.
Organic? Conventional? Genetically modified? Decisions, decisions.
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Affluent consumers may have more access to information about food than lower-income earners, but they are just as vulnerable to misinformation and pseudoscience.
Peruvian ceviche doesn’t just taste good — it can be a force for social change.
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Pioneering chefs from Bolivia to Brazil are stepping out of the kitchen and into public service. The ‘social gastronomy’ movement uses food to create jobs, prevent violence and boost economies.
Plant-based milks made from nuts, seeds and peas are becoming big business.
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This is a critical time for our planet. What we eat and how we get our food will shape its future.
An Egyptian street vendor selling bread walks past as a tear gas canister (background) fired by riot police during clashes with protesters near Cairo’s Tahrir Square on January 29, 2013.
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In Morocco, bread is not only a symbol for wider demands but also the material basis of affordable and just living conditions.
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There have been a variety of approaches to tackle malnutrition. The continent needs to learn from past mistakes across the world.
An obese Quebec man is seen in this photo. Canada is resisting U.S. attempts during NAFTA renegotiations to stop it from putting labels on processed foods to warn of their health risks.
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The U.S. is vehemently opposed to Canada’s intention to put labels on unhealthy processed foods. Here’s why Canada should continue to stand its ground during NAFTA renegotiations.
When present in the lowest atmospheric layer – the troposphere, 8-14 kilometers above earth – ozone becomes a concern for human and plant health.
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When present in the lowest atmospheric layer, ozone becomes a concern for human and plant health.