The fate of turkey tails shows how Americans have shifted from eating whole animals to focusing on choice cuts – and the surprising places where unwanted parts end up.
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How food is labelled and presented determines how hungry you will be later.
New data on soaring child obesity should not come as a surprise. The food industry spends billions marketing unhealthy foods in a global society where over-eating is seen as a character flaw.
Amazon has pledged to continue slashing prices at Whole Foods now that it’s acquired the organic food mecca. Will that mean more affordable organic food for more people – delivered overnight?
Bombarded with unhealthy offerings by the food industry, we blame and shame ourselves for gaining weight. But is it really our fault, or are we being “entrapped?”
Washing chickens in chlorine isn’t actually deemed dangerous – it’s what comes with it that’s the problem.
No wonder obesity is a tough public health issue for governments to deal with. Our research has uncovered a range of barriers to tackling it, some more obvious than others.
Body weight is a complex issue and going after one culprit is not enough.
Voters in Massachusetts passed a ballot measure that assumed so. But a philosopher of animal welfare suggests the ethical issues involved are trickier than a yes/no vote would suggest.
Food, drug and other companies often sponsor research in the hope it might produce results favourable to their products. How can we ensure such research remains independent?
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In part two of our podcast on rebooting, we explore what would happen if humanity was wiped out, take a look at a political comeback in France, and get a taste of a revamped US institution.
If blockchains can deliver on supply chain transparency it could revolutionise the food industry.
Tastier salt, packaging that alerts you to food that has gone off and fish oil that tastes better – nanoparticles have lots of potential.
Ensuring the next 10 billion people are fed fairly will require a radical restructuring of global agri-tech.
Everything from domesticated carrots to glow-in-the-dark tobacco fits somewhere on the spectrum. ‘Banning GM’ isn’t a simple yes-no decision.
With government obesity strategies failing to get off the ground, it’s time for business to step up and develop healthier options.
The solutions presented by GM crops are rarely tested against the other options. Take a look at our philosophy of farming and it all starts to make sense.
New research claims banning trans fats could save thousands of lives. The reality is we’ve already moved on.
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Health Promotion, Dalhousie University
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Researcher, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Manchester
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ARC Future Fellow and Sydney Horizon Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, with Cross-Appointment to Geography, Environment and Geomatics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Lecturer in Food Safety, Food Quality and Environmental Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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PhD researcher in Conservation Genetics, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath
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Professor & W K Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor, Flavour Chemistry, University of Reading
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Associate Professor in Biology and Biomedical Science, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Innovation and Digital Leadership, University of Brighton
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Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Professor of Food Safety, University of Guelph
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Research Fellow, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast