Teaching children to eat a well-balanced diet is better at stopping adult obesity than diet foods, suggests study.
… Well-balanced diet the answer to childhood obesity The … Teaching children to eat a well-balanced diet is better at stopping adult obesity than diet foods, suggests study. A new study by …
Libby Grundy, Food for Life Director at the Soil Association, talks to the Ecologist about the food challenges facing the planet and what's inspiring her work...
… is how we can feed the world a healthy diet. Too often, ‘feeding the world’ is framed … support a globalised version of the Western diet, but this same diet is threatening to cripple health services …
Parsons Pickles' Welsh laverbread might not look particularly promising but it does pack a seriously nutritious punch
… homegrown UK seaweed? GREEN LIVING Raw food diets: are they worth it? Some like it hot, others like it... raw. A vegan diet based on uncooked plant food is good for …
BBSRC-funded website backlash against sustainable watchdog’s call to reduce meat consumption
… Food And Farming Biotech Gm Biotechnology Diet Health Consumption meat.jpg The SDC … and the British. That’s a big assumption. Diet is more plastic than that, more …
Campaigners accuse Coca-Cola CEO of not being open with investors about the potential liabilities it faces for environmental damage in water-stressed areas of India
… benefit of all GREEN LIVING Behind the label: Diet Coke Far from being the healthy drink implied by its sports sponsorships, Diet Coke is a worrying cocktail of neurotoxic …
Dan Crossley, of the Food Ethics Council, talks to the Ecologist about their work on developing an 'ethical food manifesto' ahead of the next general election
… in access to adequate and healthy diets that need to be tackled urgently – … magazine, Food Ethics. Secondly, sustainable diets. We have worked with WWF on a programme …
Agricultural expansion on a massive scale in Latin America has directly paralelled the West’s greed for meat. A new report follows the food chain and assesses the damage.
… about changes to both agricultural policy and diet. In particular, the report calls for the … breeds which require less protein-rich diets and an immediate review of Europe’s …
Navy vs the Whales. They have the most mysterious and beautiful songs in the natural world. But now they are dying, drowned out by the deafening roar of Western navies’ new sonar devices.
… and other whales look to avoid LFAS sources. Diet Southern Ocean humpbacks mainly eat …
In the second part of our adaptation of Fatal Harvest’s iconoclastic analysis of agribusiness propaganda, The Ecologist reveals the real cost of industrial food.
… heart disease caused by industrial fast-food diets. Taken together, these medical health … foods in the 1950s has forever changed our dietary habits. At least 175,000 fast-food … cookies – squeeze healthier foods out of the diet. That sugar now accounts for 16 per cent …
Research is the first attempt to quantify the higher cancer risk faced by men and women working in construction and doing shift work, but cancer charities say study is outdated
… profile cancer risks such as smoking and diet, a study published in the British Journal …
A leading US research body has said the range of confirmed or suspected carcinogens to which we are exposed on a daily basis is cause for serious concern, but UK campaign groups refuse to change their views
… on better-known causes of cancer such as diet and smoking. However, its latest report, …
A combination of free trade and volatile food speculation is squeezing small-scale Mexican maize farmers and allowing agribusiness to dominate. Photos by Adriana Chow
… the increasing influence of cheaper western diets. Since the signing of a free trade …
Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s have been praised for disclosing their ‘forest footprint’ but experts say that consumers are still not aware of the impact of their daily diet
… still not aware of the impact of their daily diet A project has been lauched to inform …
As European fish stocks decline rapidly the EU’s industrial fishing fleets are increasingly moving into foreign waters and taking away the livelihoods of local fishermen and communities
… fish stocks are a critical part of both the diets and economies of coastal communities. A …
British NGOs have objected to two applications for open-air field trials to grow GM crops. One is for a blight-resistant potato that is much less resistant than existing non-GM varieties. The other is an oilseed to be used as fish food whose fatty acid profile has been subject to only 'rudimentary analysis'.
… understanding of how to choose a balanced diet." Sources The GM potato objection . … understanding of how to choose a balanced diet. …
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… on the world’s resources. A vegetarian diet is better.’ Predictably, after a backlash …
Influx of high-fat and high-sugar foods into Central America has increased obesity levels
… and distribution are important in determining diet and health, and these factors are likely … for the poor in the process of uneven dietary development,' said Thow. …
If you are one of the many millions of people who rely on vitamins and supplements to maintain their health and conquer illness, it’s time for you to get active. The Ecologist explains why
… Responsible Nutrition (CRN). Made up of 120 dietary supplements companies, this ‘vitamin … lobbyists is the International Alliance of Dietary Food Supplement Associations (IADSA), … has lobbied against attempts to regulate dietary supplements in the US. By ‘controlled …
Cape gannet chicks are facing starvation as a result of overfishing of sardines and anchovies off the coast of southern Africa, as well as an increase in predation by other species affected by the food shortage
… learned to supplement their traditional fish diet with gannet chicks – some weighing as …
Today (Friday, 8th July) the charity Viva! will debut its new short thriller/documentary, film SWINE which exposes the dirty secrets of factory farming in UK - including the growing health risks to humans from MRSA Superbugs
… farming and meat and choose instead a vegan diet. We're hoping this film will be seen by …