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12 Foods You Should Be Steaming
Steaming might seem like an overly simple or somewhat boring way to prepare food, but there are several items that take to this cooking method beautifully.
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Banana disease that wipes out plantations detected on Queensland farm
The fungal disease Panama TR4, which has no known cure or treatment, is confirmed on an eighth property in the Tully Valley.
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Revitalizing Your Life: Lifestyle Modifications to Combat Obesity and Promote Weight Loss - TheOmniBuzz
Combat obesity with lifestyle changes: prioritize physical activity, adopt a balanced diet with whole foods, hydrate with water, get sufficient sleep, manage stress, practice mindful eating, build support, set realistic goals. Embrace these modifications for a healthier you
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The Startup Bringing Home The $400B Bacon…Minus The Pig
With 30 million dollars worth of series A funding, cultivated meat startup Uncommon plans to take pork to sustainable and healthy new heights. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Our insatiable appetite for meat is putting tremendous strain on the environment. Water resources are rapidly drained. Rainforests are ravaged for grain. Rivers run thick with effluent. Antibiotics used on farm animals put our health at grave risk.
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Scientists Witness Patients' Brains 'De-Aging' After Changing Their Diet
Switching to a diet full of fresh veggies and low in processed foods could do wonders for your brain's biological age, new research shows.
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This Common Artificial Sweetener Can Break Down DNA, Scientists Warn
The artificial sweetener sucralose (marketed as Splenda) is widely used and found in products like diet soda and chewing gum.
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We Deserve More From American Cheese
"Kraft Singles, the standard for American cheese, cannot legally be called American cheese, or even 'cheese food,' due to being made with milk protein concentrate and consisting of less than 51 percent actual cheese."
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Are Oysters Vegan? The Debate Explained
Whether oysters are sentient animals who feel pain is often subject to debate. At first glance, the answer to whether or not they are vegan would seem to be a simple “no.” However, a number of people in the plant-based community believe that they’re acceptable to eat.
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A Popular Sweetener Had A Worrying Impact on Generations Of Mice
Could the sweetened drinks we knock back make us feel a little more anxious? A 2022 study that looked at the effects of the artificial sweetener aspartame on mice suggested that it's a possibility that's worth investigating further.
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The Poison Squad | Full Film | American Experience | PBS
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Eat more beans. Please.
What kind of protein we eat has huge implications for our health — and well beyond. Besides the health, ethical, or religious reasons why people choose to stop eating meat, the way animals are raised to be food has enormous impacts on land use, deforestation, and carbon emissions. And as the global population continues to grow, per-capita meat production to meet that demand is growing even faster.
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'Regenerative agriculture' is all the rage - but it's not going to fix our food system
We know industrial farming needs to change. But regenerative agriculture may not be the transformation our global food system needs.
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Beyond Burgers are popping up at Dollar Tree at $1.25 a pack, as the plant-based meat giant tries to boost sales
Beyond Meat appears to be available in a new retailer: Dollar Tree. Shoppers have posted videos to social media in the last few days showing themselves buying the plant-based meat maker's products at a steep discount to their prices at other stores. One Instagram user posted a video showing several trays, each containing two Beyond Burger patties, in the frozen food section of a Dollar Tree store.
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Inside big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend and downplay
A Masters of Beef Advocacy program teaches ‘scientific sounding’ arguments on cattle’s sustainability in an all-out public relations war
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Scientists Just Quantified The Shocking Extent of Type 2 Diabetes Due to Poor Diet
Over the last forty years or so, the number of people with diabetes has jumped from around 100 million to more than 500 million, with matching rises in associated health problems like obesity and cardiovascular disease risk.
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Junk food ads trigger positive emotions, healthy foods not so much
You might not care about the fast-food commercial shots of juicy burgers or creamy milkshakes, but they might change your beliefs about these items, whereas shots of fresh salads and berries might not, according to a new study.
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Texturized chickpea protein for meat alternatives a ‘first-of-its kind’ breakthrough
Meat.The End claims to be introducing the first meat alternative burger to market made from texturized chickpea protein isolate, using its proprietary technology. We catch up with CEO Dr Yishai Mishor to ask what makes this development an industry first.
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Plant-based sales boast 22% growth since 2020
Sales of plant-based foods across 13 European countries have grown by 22% since 2020 with the category reaching a record €5.7 billion, according to a new report. International nonprofit the Good Food Institute Europe (GFI Europe) analysed NielsenIQ data, finding sales of plant-based meat grew to €2 billion in 2022 – accounting for 6% of the overall pre-packaged meat market – while other categories, including plant-based seafood and cheese, saw double-digit growth.
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Report: German Meat Consumption Declined in 2022, At Lowest Point Since Data Collection Began in 1989
According to the report in 2022 per capita meat consumption dropped from 56.2 kilograms per person to 52, a 7.5% decrease. No year between 1989 and 2022 has seen a lower kilogram per person rate for meat consumption. In terms of specific meat products, in 2022 Germans ate roughly 10% less pork (2.8 kg per person), 2.9% less poultry (400 grams per person) and 8.2% less beef/veal (900 grams per person).
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Lab-grown chicken meat is getting closer to restaurant menus and store shelves
A scientific quest to feed the world, protect animals, and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions is on the cusp of a major milestone in the U.S., advocates say.
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