Why is plant-based eating important? There are health, environmental and financial benefits of plant-based diets. Here are some great ways to start eating more plant-based foods.
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Eating more plant-based foods is great for your health, for farm animals and the environment.
The future of Christmas food could include artificial meat, soil-free veg and hybrid protein treats.
Technological advancements in food production have created new ways to meet the growing demand for protein. Canada’s investment in this industry may create jobs and reduce carbon emissions.
Menus that are three-quarters vegetarian help meat eaters choose more climate-friendly options, a tactic that restaurants could use to help fight climate change.
We found that vegan and vegetarian diets cost a third less than current high-meat, high-dairy diets many people follow.
But the national goal of cutting meat intake by 30% over the next ten years is likely to be missed.
Diet - specifically veganism - and its impact on identity is becoming the focus of increasingly heated online discussions around climate change.
Going vegan has been found to bring health benefits, but it can also impact your friendships.
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.
Pescatarians might frustrate purist vegetarians, but the issues surrounding fish are quite different to meat.
Pandemic viruses arise from raising, harvesting and eating animals. Policy strategy for averting the next pandemic should include supporting those already seeking to make plant-based dietary changes.
Appearance, texture and flavour are the three main challenges food scientists face when developing a convincing plant-based meat.
New research shows that consumers are more likely to choose a plant-based meat option if they’re informed of their social benefits – or the environmental costs of beef consumption.
A dietitian breaks down everything you need to know about this viral meat substitute.
Anti-nutrients naturally occur in food and can block the amount of other nutrients available for your body to use. But their effects aren’t all bad, which is why they’re undergoing an image makeover.
Who gets to decide what we call the things we eat? Increasingly, wealthy plant-based food moguls.
There are so many milk alternatives these days, but it can be difficult to tell how beneficial they might be for our health. So we asked a dietitian to run through the main options.
A well-planned plant-based diet can support good health at every age.
A nutritionist shares five habits becoming more common during the pandemic that she hopes will continue. Eating family meals together is just the start.
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Senior Researcher on Environment and Health, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Behaviour Change Interventions, University of Oxford
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Adelaide University
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Professor, Sustainable Food Systems, Dalhousie University
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Visiting Research Fellow in Philosophy, University of Hertfordshire
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Senior Public Engagement Fellow, University of Southampton
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IT Service Desk Coordinator, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Science and Technology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor in Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, University of Guelph
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Researcher, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Social Psychology, Lancaster University
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Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University