The White House is seeking new commitments from stakeholders across food and agriculture systems to support the implementation of the National Strategy to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases.
Finding the Right Balance: Healthy People and a Healthy Planet
A landmark report described how to nourish people and save the planet. But more recent research suggests these guidelines fall short in essential nutrients, begging the question: Can this diet ever provide adequate vitamins and minerals?
Dr. Mark Hyman Tells Us ‘How To Activate Our Body’s Own Innate Healing System’
Food has a lot of power, helping people live more healthfully at any age. But every body is different and it’s important to identify a way of eating that works for the individual.
Unlock the Secrets of Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life
Dr. Mark Hyman’s new book, Young Forever, explains why food isn’t like medicine. It is medicine.
123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023
Keep an eye on these 123 organizations that are pushing for better food and agriculture systems.
Climate Action Must Include Nutrition
The climate crisis exacerbates hunger and malnutrition by threatening the nutritional quality of crops as well as crop productivity.
Tufts Researchers Reveal Important Dietary Trends Across 185 Countries
A recent report reveals there has been limited improvement in global diets over the last three decades.
Database Indicates U.S. Food Supply Is 73 Percent Ultra-Processed
Researchers released a public database of 50,000 foods, helping consumers identify ultra processed foods in their diets.
Talk of Consumption and Diets Largely Missing from Agricultural Conversations
“Consumption needs to be part of agricultural conversations,” says Eirini Pitsilidi of Compassion in World Farming.
Op-Ed: Humans Love Animals but Also Love Meat. Food Innovation Can Help Resolve this Paradox
When it comes to animal welfare, the right technology applied in the right way can make all the difference.
Food Tech Startup Aims to Offer a More Sustainable Jackfruit-Based Meat Alternative
The Singapore-based food tech startup Karana Foods is working to support biodiversity and benefit farmers, consumers, and chefs, through a meat alternative made from jackfruit.
22 Global Medical Professionals Practicing Food as Medicine
As medical professionals recognize the tangible benefits of making food an integral part of preventing and fighting disease, Food Tank highlights 22 health professionals advancing the concept of food as medicine around the world.
Roots, Resistance, and Reclamation in the Food System
Roots, Resistance, and Reclamation explores how Black women are embracing the roots of African Diasporic food systems, resisting the current food system, and reclaiming food and land.
Tackling the Climate Emergency through Diet Change
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Raphael Podselver of ProVeg International discusses the impact of industrial livestock production on the environment, the challenge of shifting eaters’ diets, and the importance of putting food on the agenda at future global conferences.
American Diet Creates Public Health Crisis, Experts Say
Experts say the American diet has caused a huge wave of chronic illness. Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities experience the worst of it.
To Slow Climate Change, We Must Reimagine What It Means to Eat Like an American
Frances Moore Lappé calls the American fascination with animal protein “a fixation.” To mitigate climate change, it’s time for U.S. consumers to reassess their consumption patterns.
National Climate Leadership on Healthy and Sustainable Diets: A Win-win for People and Planet
Climate action plans required by the Paris Agreement are a strategic opportunity to center food systems in government policies.
Nutritionists and Environmentalists Must Join Hands to Unlock the Power of the Plate
Research finds that 11 million people die prematurely due to unhealthy diets each year. Healthy foods must be available, affordable, and accessible for all.
How Can Nutrition Professionals Help the Food System?
A new paper outlines how dietitians and nutrition professionals can promote sustainable food systems.
Connecting the Dots: Sustainable Diets, Climate, and Health
During this event, Brent Loken, the Global Food Lead Scientist for WWF, and Stineke Oenema, the Executive Secretary of UN Nutrition, and Federico Bellone of the UNFCC COP26, join Danielle Nierenberg to discuss the inextricable links between sustainable consumption and diet, climate change, biodiversity, and health as well as the importance of breaking down silos for food systems transformation.
