Spinach-rich diet may prevent colon cancer

A diet rich in spinach may significantly reduce the formation of colon cancer tumors, researchers say.

Texas A&M University • futurity
Sept. 23, 2021 ~7 min

How fish can still be part of a more sustainable food future

Eating fish is good for the planet, say a set of new reports.

Richard Newton, Research fellow, University of Stirling • conversation
Sept. 22, 2021 ~7 min


Black bears in the city are bigger and have cubs sooner

Black bears in Asheville, North Carolina have cubs at a younger age and are nearly twice the size of bears from national forests after their first birthday.

Laura Oleniacz - NC State • futurity
Sept. 14, 2021 ~8 min

Food production generates more than a third of manmade greenhouse gas emissions – a new framework tells us how much comes from crops, countries and regions

A new study provides a detailed way to calculate the climate impact of food production, which could lead to more sustainable farming policies and methods.

Atul Jain, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • conversation
Sept. 13, 2021 ~8 min

The carbon footprint of a full English breakfast – and how to reduce it

Green eggs and bacon anyone? The substitutes you need to make to change your traditional full English into a breakfast which is healthier for the planet – and for you.

Alice Garvey, PhD Researcher in Environmental Policy, University of Leeds • conversation
Sept. 13, 2021 ~7 min

Food production generates more than 1/3 of manmade greenhouse gas emissions – a new framework tells us how much comes from crops, countries and regions

A new study provides a detailed way to calculate the climate impact of food production, which could lead to more sustainable farming policies and methods.

Atul Jain, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • conversation
Sept. 13, 2021 ~8 min

Diet could affect coronavirus risk according to MGH study

Massachusetts General Hospital study links healthy plant-based foods with lower risks of getting of COVID-19 and of having severe disease after infection.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
Sept. 10, 2021 ~5 min

Individual dietary choices can add – or take away – minutes, hours and years of life

A new study puts numbers to the health and environmental benefits – or impacts – of individual foods and shows how small changes can make a significant difference.

Katerina S. Stylianou, Research Associate in Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan • conversation
Aug. 18, 2021 ~10 min


How religious fervor and anti-regulation zealotry laid the groundwork for America's $36 billion supplement industry

The FDA has largely lost its ability to regulate the myriad pills, powders and potions that promise to grow muscle, shed body fat and improve your focus.

Conor Heffernan, Assistant Professor of Physical Culture and Sport Studies, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Aug. 13, 2021 ~12 min

Pescatarians are right – why I say eating fish is more ethical than eating meat

Pescatarians might frustrate purist vegetarians, but the issues surrounding fish are quite different to meat.

Martin Cohen, Visiting Research Fellow in Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
July 12, 2021 ~6 min

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