World must transform food production or face unrest, scientists warn
Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation The world must diversify its food production and consumption, or face damaging supply disruptions that could lead to suffering and social unrest, scientists warned on Monday. A new global study found the health and environmental benefits of transforming the way we farm would outweigh heavily the cost of doing so, with […]
No more burgers and coke? Climate fears hit meat, drink sales
Berlin, GermanyReuters Consumers worried about the environment are cutting their spending on meat and bottled drinks and trying to reduce plastic waste, and this trend is set to accelerate as climate concerns mount, a global survey showed this week. About a third of people surveyed in 24 countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia are […]
Planning a BBQ? Not if you want to save the planet
RomeThomson Reuters Foundation Meat sizzling on the barbecue might be synonymous with summer, but consumers should re-think their menus to save the planet, a US-based research group said last week. If the biggest beef and lamb consumers reduced their weekly intake to 1.5 burgers by 2050, it could cut greenhouse gas emissions and save forests […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: TEN HABITS OF PEOPLE WHO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF
In an article first published on The Conversation, Dr GINA CLEO, of Bond University, reports on the findings of a new study looking at the habits of those who successfully lose weight…
HEALTH INSIGHT: THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF HEMP SEEDS
In view of recent moves in Australia to legalise the sale of hemp seeds for consumption, BRIDIE KERSTEN takes a look at their nutritional value…