What we eat and how we produce food matters. Food systems are responsible for more than a quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. We cannot fully tackle the climate crisis without reducing the greenhouse footprint of our food. The issue is only becoming more urgent, as world population climbs alongside hunger stemming from war disruption of food exports.

From kelp burgers to bacon of the sea, sustainable food entrepreneurs are innovating to charm hungry omnivores

Adding salt to meals at the table is linked to an earlier death, according to a study of 500,000 middle-aged Britons. Researchers found that always adding salt to food knocks more than two years off life expectancy for men and one-and-a-half years for women. This does not include seasoning during the cooking process.

Can tweens’ eating habits be affected by messaging from influencers? A study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that a thin influencer does not affect food choice in kids between 11 and 13, while an overweight influencer may be able to. ...

Intermittent fasting changes the gut bacteria activity of mice and increases their ability to recover from nerve damage.

Potato protein can be as effective as animal-derived milk in building muscle, a new study found. Conducted by researchers at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and published in scientific journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the study hypothesized that because potato protein and animal milk protein share a very similar amino acid composition that both might have a similar effect on muscle protein synthesis (MPS), or the body’s way of making amino acids into skeletal muscle protein.

The vicious circle of too little rest and too much of the wrong food.

We aimed to investigate the association of serum pentadecanoic acid (15:0), a biomarker of dairy fat intake, with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in a Swedish cohort study. We also systematically reviewed studies of the association ...

In overweight adults, extra sleep could lead to weight loss without daytime diet changes, researchers say

Aloe vera is a plant that is used for many different things. As a plant that can be used for many things, it has a lot of good things for the skin, body, and overall health. There are a lot of beauty products out there that use aloe vera because of its gel’s ability to keep skin soft. It is used in health drinks because it is good at killing germs.

Young women who consume little to no red meat and dairy are at risk of developing vitamin deficiencies that could lead to health problems later in life, a scientist has said. Professor Ian Givens, director of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health at Reading University, told a briefing at the Science Media Centre that half of young women aged between 11 and 18 were consuming below the minimum recommended level of iron and magnesium.

A new study questions whether current global salt limits are too low. But don’t reach for the salt just yet – the guidelines are unlikely to change any time soon.

A new Swedish study says decades of official dairy wisdom is wrong. Here, a nutrition expert examines more science that questions standard health advice

Cutting the calories you eat by 15 per cent may make you live longer – and it could be because it makes your body shut down more deeply during sleep

If popping salt and pepper shakers on the table is part of your nightly dinnertime routine, you might want to consider this. A study of 21,000 people found swapping table salt for a reduced-sodium substitute reduced rates of stroke, heart attack and death.

New study shows a surprising link between vegetarian diet and depression

Background: To ensure safe consumption of gluten-free products, there is a need to understand all sources of unintentional contamination with gluten in the food chain. In this study, ryegrass (Lolium perenne), a common weed infesting cereal crop, is analysed as a potential source of gluten-like peptide contamination.

Oxford University researchers urge people to reduce consumption by three-quarters or give it up

Discovering new recipes and getting the children on board helped us break old habits and eat better for the planet and our health