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Children could be unknowingly marketing unhealthy brands on TikTok
Are TikTok users, especially children, unwittingly becoming brand ambassadors for unhealthy food and beverage products? Researchers behind a new BMJ study think so.
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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee to examine food security
The committee will examine whether the Government’s food strategy will affect resilience in the food and beverage supply chain and determine how the current pressures on industry is challenging consumers.
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Catastrophe averted? Ukraine wheat deal signed
The striking of a deal to lift the Black Sea blockade is quite clearly good news, but here Professor Chris Elliott explains just how important the settlement is for global food security.
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Brits can’t afford to eat healthy, claims new research
As budgets stretch, Brits are becoming more and more concerned that they will not be able to afford to buy healthier products and will instead turn to less nutritious alternatives.
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World “already falling short” on food security says UN President
Two of the most senior UN officials have warned the global community that food insecurity is a real and present danger to people around the world, but there is hope if we act together they claim.
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Danone launches plant-based infant formula blend
Danone says the new infant formula has a lower carbon footprint than other infant formulas on the market on account of the packaging and ingredients used.
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Dementia and diet: A new way of doing research
The University of Southern California team have issued new advice on how to conduct future research on links between diet and the risk of dementia.
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Kellogg’s loses HFSS court case
The Kellogg’s defeat is of course a blow for the manufacturer, but it could well have longer-lasting effects for the food and beverage as a whole.
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Feeding America announces new Board of Directors members
Feeding America has announced several new appointments to its Board of Directors, utilising the expertise of several different industries and sectors.
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Consumers will pay more for healthier products in restaurants, says research
As the sector recovers from the devastation caused by he pandemic, research suggests offering more healthy options could be the key to enticing consumers back out to eat.
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Will the death of home economics be the death of us?
An archaic approach to home economics leaves the food and beverage sector vulnerable to disease outbreaks but a new educational curriculum aims to help. Fostering understanding of the biology behind proper hygiene and sanitation in food service kitchens can go a long way towards keeping us healthy.
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Ingestible skincare products are on the rise: here’s why
Consumers are opting for ingestible skincare products as they look for a more rounded approach to their health and nutrition, with the condition of their skin right at the top of the pile of considerations.
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Food security in developing countries – the challenges and solutions
Muhammad Sheraz discusses the key points highlighted at the International Food Security Forum in Almaty, Kazakhstan , and ways in which progress is being made to ensure food security is strengthened in Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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Sustainable diets: how to ‘meat’ in the middle
Dr Emily Ouma, Senior Scientist and Agricultural Economist at the CGIAR International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), discusses how we might balance the nutritional needs of lower income communities in a sustainable way.
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Taking control of our brain through diet
Scientists are diving deep into the cells of our brains to discover what keeps us awake at night and how what we eat could be controlling our willpower. Denis Burdakov explains more.
