Busting Myths About Animal Agriculture
Hired farmworkers make up less than 1 percent of all hired labor in the U.S., but they feed us all. This means that an even smaller percentage…
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Meat and Other Novel Food Allergies
We likely all know someone allergic to peanuts, eggs, almonds or some of the other Big Eight allergens. But meat? That’s a new one. A meat allergy isn’t the only unique allergy you might run across. Cases of anaphylaxis to spices,…
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Fall 2019 Food Insight Newsletter
Consumer Research on Sustainable Eating and Food Waste Food, Health and the Gen X-Factor: A Generation Concerned About Weight and Relationships Between Diet and Disease Fast Take:…
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What is the Flexitarian Diet?
Highlights The flexitarian diet can be generally defined as a semi-vegetarian diet with moderate intake levels of animal products. The principles of the flexitarian diet are aligned…
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Growing Upwards: Q & A on Vertical Farming
Over time, farming practices have evolved to use less energy, pesticides, water and other needed inputs to grow the foods we depend on. A type of farming…
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What is Zinc?
Highlights Zinc is an essential mineral that is involved in the body’s immune function, growth, development, wound healing and cell production. Zinc deficiency can lead to stunted growth in children and adolescents, as well as fertility issues, skin…
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Food, Health and the Gen X-Factor: A Generation Concerned About Weight and Relationships Between Diet and Disease
Download the full report. (Washington, D.C.)—Generation X got its name because it was considered to be harder to describe or understand—think “planet X” or “the X factor”—than…
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Nutrition 101 Video Series: Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
This is the seventh installment of our “Nutrition 101” video series, presented in partnership with Osmosis, a group that focuses on health science education, highlighting the basics of several…
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All About Stevia
Download the Stevia Fact Sheet for Consumers here Download the Stevia Fact Sheet for Health Professionals here Why would I use a no-calorie sweetener? Almost everyone likes…
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What is Regenerative Agriculture?
Climate change is affecting all our favorite foods—from avocado toast to acai bowls—and how farmers grow food matters more now than ever. One way farmers are improving…
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