How Americans Got Hooked on Processed Foods
New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard…
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Nutrition and Health
Decoding symbols on food labels
Excerpted from How to Be a Conscious Eater, by Sarah Egan
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ChopChop
An award-winning quarterly magazine that uses cooking and food preparation to get kids interested in healthy eating.
Blue Zones: How to Live to 100
Beautifully filmed Netflix documentary series with Blue Zones author Dan Buettner
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Poisoned: the Dirty Truth About Your Food
Foodborne illnesses—2023 update (Netflix, 84’)
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Ultra-processed Foods—a good, concise update
Article by Tim Requarth (Slate, 2023)
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Why Are Consumers Snubbing Plant-based Meats?
The Washington Post and a food scientist explain (Institute of Food Technologists, 2023, 10’) (subscription required)
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Edible Insects
In-depth report on an eco-friendly source of protein (UN, Food and Agriculture Organization; 2013)
Food 2050
The production of this series of 10 beautiful 7-minute videos was stimulated by the Rockefeller Foundation and Media RED. The videos document the efforts of 10 global visionaries to improve the world’s food systems. Those efforts reflect the widespread concern about feeding the world’s growing population while simultaneously protecting human health, the environment, and the welfare of farm animals. The grassroots and governmental programs shown need to be replicated, expanded, and supported by public policies and funding if they are to transform the global food system and improve public health in countries rich and poor by the year 2050.
