nutrition Archives – Food Tank

For Fabrice DeClerck, Science Director at EAT, the planet's health depends entirely on human health, achieved through better nutrition and less waste.

To Protect the Planet, “We Need Significant Behavior Change” in Dietary Health

On Food Talk, Fabrice DeClerck plots out the changes needed in the food system to improve the planet’s wellbeing. The first step: improve dietary health.

To celebrate the announcement of Food Tank's podcast, "Food Talk by Dani Nierenberg," we're highlighting 22 podcasts also spreading the word on food and agriculture

24 Food Podcasts Spreading the Word on Nutrition and Agriculture

Food Tank’s new podcast “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” joins the world of food podcasts, including these 22 podcasts sparking global awareness of a better food system.

Women-led businesses are changing the way people snack with easy, fun, and healthy Smart Food products.

Three Women-Led Companies Highlight Smart Food

Three women-led businesses use Smart Food to bring healthier snacks to the market while empowering local farmers and enhancing crop resiliency.

Professional chefs are taking over hospital cafeterias and patient menus, gathering locally sourced ingredients with the power to heal.

Chefs Serve Hospital Food That’s Better for Patients, Employees—and the Planet

While chefs have been a driving force improving school food for a long time, now they’re also stepping in to transform hospital kitchens, bringing with them expertise in healthy menu planning and fresh food sourcing.

Dr. Michael Hamm, a human nutritionist, discusses the rise of the U.S. dietary pattern and its link to obesity and disease in groundbreaking, new report.

New Report Which Merges Community and Expert Knowledge Could Revolutionize Food Industry

Dr. Michael Hamm talks about poor human health and food loss, and how community-driven strategies and new report can help minimize their harm.

AgTech farm development company, 7 Generations, works to provide Native communities and classrooms with better food through indoor vertical farms.

Transforming Food and Health in Native Communities Through Vertical Farming

7 Generations, an AgTech farm development country focused on Indian country, looks to indoor vertical farming and STEM education to foster a healthier food system and the next generation of agricultural businesses for Native communities.

ICRISAT and the Akshaya Patra Foundation are joining forces to improve nutrition and food security in schools with nutritious mid-day meals.

Smarter Mid-day Meals

ICRISAT and the Akshaya Patra Foundation are joining forces to implement a new Smart Food-based mid-day meal program to improve nutrition and food security for Indian schoolchildren.

GAIN aims to improve nutrition for everybody by improving the food system that connecting consumers to farmers.

Can Fixing Supply Chains Work as a Nutrition Intervention?

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is aligning supply chains with human need, for a better food system between farmer and consumer.

Hunger and obesity occur simultaneously within the same urban populations, a growing trend known as the ‘Malnutrition Cocktail.’

Opinion | Snacks and the City: The Malnutrition Cocktail

Rapid urbanization in low-income countries has negative consequences on the food system, which affects the physical, economic, and environmental health of these areas. The ‘Malnutrition Cocktail’ describes the convergence of hunger and obesity within these urbanized populations.

ICRISAT is fighting malnutrition and undernutrition in Kenya with participatory cooking trainings and demonstrations for women.

Empowering Kenyan Women with Nutrition Education

By facilitating participatory cooking training and educational demonstrations, ICRISAT is empowering Kenyan women and improving the nutrition, dietary diversity, and wellbeing of rural families.