A study released Wednesday by the Silent Spring Institute found that eating out, especially at fast food and pizza chains, corresponded with higher bodily levels … Eating at home reduces your exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals’Read more
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The first map of America’s food supply chain is mind-boggling
All Americans, from urban to rural are connected through the food system. Consumers all rely on distant producers, agricultural processing plants, food storage like grain … The first map of America’s food supply chain is mind-bogglingRead more
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Food waste in tourism is a bigger issue than previously thought
There are major gaps in how food waste in tourism is understood and calculated, according to researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and the … Food waste in tourism is a bigger issue than previously thoughtRead more
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Antibiotic resistance in food animals nearly tripled since 2000
Researchers from ETH Zurich, the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), and the Free University of Brussels gathered nearly 1,000 publications and unpublished veterinary reports from around … Antibiotic resistance in food animals nearly tripled since 2000Read more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Factory Farm / News
Big meat and big dairy’s climate emissions
Did you know that three meat companies – JBS, Cargill and Tyson – are estimated to have emitted more greenhouse gases last year than all … Big meat and big dairy’s climate emissionsRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / News
Could we feed one million people living on Mars?
A provocative new study looks at the resource utilization and technological strategies that would be needed to make a Mars population of one million people … Could we feed one million people living on Mars?Read more
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
How climate change could make our food less nutritious
Yogi Berra, a US baseball player and philosopher, said, “If we don’t know where we’re going, we might not get there.” Accumulating scientific knowledge is … How climate change could make our food less nutritiousRead more
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Govt wants to dump excess food grain in Africa
The Union government was mulling over selling excess foodgrains to some African countries before the new Kharif procurement season starts next month, according to a … Govt wants to dump excess food grain in AfricaRead more
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Indian packaged foods least healthy globally
A survey published in Obesity Reviews journal analysed more than 400,000 food and drink products from 12 countries and territories around the world, according to … Indian packaged foods least healthy globallyRead more
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Meat Production Destroys Land & Diminishes Key Water Sources
AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman, as we turn to a new report by a top panel of United Nations climate scientists, … Meat Production Destroys Land & Diminishes Key Water SourcesRead more