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    Testing 3D printers and lasers to make and cook your next meal
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 19, 2021

    Testing 3D printers and lasers to make and cook your next meal

    Imagine having your own digital personal chef; ready to cook up whatever you want; able to tailor the shape, texture and flavor just for you
    A newly discovered bacteria offers new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 19, 2021

    A newly discovered bacteria offers new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops

    A newly discovered parasitic bacteria to slow down plant aging, may offer new ways to protect disease-threatened food crops.
    Nitrogen-efficient wheat can provide more food with fewer greenhouse gas emissions
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 7, 2021

    Nitrogen-efficient wheat can provide more food with fewer greenhouse gas emissions

    Widespread use of the new technology could increase nitrogen content and lower global use of fertilizers for wheat crops.
    New food freezing concept improves quality, increases safety and cuts energy use
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 7, 2021

    New food freezing concept improves quality, increases safety and cuts energy use

    Shifting to a new food freezing method could make for safer and better quality frozen foods while saving energy and reducing carbon emission
    Reducing sugar in packaged foods can prevent disease in millions
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 30, 2021

    Reducing sugar in packaged foods can prevent disease in millions

    A new health and economic model clearly shows why it’s imperative that food manufacturers reduce the amount of added sugar in their products
    Are all saturated fats equally bad for the heart?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 28, 2021

    Are all saturated fats equally bad for the heart?

    A study in more than 100,000 individuals has found a potential link between eating saturated fat from meat and developing heart disease
    Reducing sugar in packaged foods can prevent disease in millions
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 28, 2021

    Reducing sugar in packaged foods can prevent disease in millions

    A new health and economic model clearly shows why it’s imperative that food manufacturers reduce the amount of added sugar in their products
    Three glasses of red wine a week can help to lower your blood pressure, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 26, 2021

    Three glasses of red wine a week can help to lower your blood pressure, study finds

    A higher intake of flavonoid-rich foods (present in red wine) is associated with a clinically relevant reduction in blood pressure.
    Small changes in diet shown to help you live healthier and longer
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 20, 2021

    Small changes in diet shown to help you live healthier and longer

    Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes
    A tech startup is making convincing cow-free milk by genetically engineering yeast
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 13, 2021

    A tech startup is making convincing cow-free milk by genetically engineering yeast

    A food startup is looking to spill a lot of milk in grocery stores across America by offering shoppers a replica of the real thing.
    Study shows food choices at an 'all-you-can-eat' buffet tied to likelihood for weight gain
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 3, 2021

    Study shows food choices at an 'all-you-can-eat' buffet tied to likelihood for weight gain

    A new study from the University of Kansas in the journal Appetite examines people’s choices when confronted with an all-you-can-eat buffet.
    Solar-powered microbes to feed the world?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 1, 2021

    Solar-powered microbes to feed the world?

    International research team shows that protein from microbes uses a fraction of the resources of conventional farming
    Millet based diet can lower risk of type 2 diabetes and help manage blood glucose levels
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 1, 2021

    Millet based diet can lower risk of type 2 diabetes and help manage blood glucose levels

    New study shows that eating millets can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and helps manage blood glucose levels in diabetics
    Kelp Burgers are a game-changing food, good for you and the ocean
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 23, 2021

    Kelp Burgers are a game-changing food, good for you and the ocean

    “Harvesting kelp from clean waters as a regenerative carbon-reducing, plant-based superfood is a game-changer.”
    Converting carbon dioxide into food thanks to a new NASA-inspired technology
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 21, 2021

    Converting carbon dioxide into food thanks to a new NASA-inspired technology

    Can you make food from thin air? NASA asked the same question and the challenge of feeding a year-long space mission led to a discovery
    The Noma of nightlife: Welcome to Hong Kong’s first sustainable bar, The Penicillin
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 13, 2021

    The Noma of nightlife: Welcome to Hong Kong’s first sustainable bar, The Penicillin

    The Penecillin is the first bar in Hong Kong entirely focused on sustainability. It's all part of a broader concept from drinks to furniture
    Getting drunk just got tastier thanks to machine that turns beer into soft serve ice cream
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 10, 2021

    Getting drunk just got tastier thanks to machine that turns beer into soft serve ice cream

    A cold pint of beer or a scoop of your favourite ice cream are two of the best ways to cool down on a hot day. Soon get both together!
    Starting the day off with chocolate shown to have even more benefits for women
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 28, 2021

    Starting the day off with chocolate shown to have even more benefits for women

    Eating a concentrated amount of chocolate during a narrow window of time in the morning may help the body burn fat and reduce blood sugar.
    2.5 grams of pure cocoa found to improve your vision in daylight
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 24, 2021

    2.5 grams of pure cocoa found to improve your vision in daylight

    Eating 2.5 grams of pure natural cocoa powder serves to improve visual acuity in healthy young adults and in daylight conditions
    A novel way to create vanilla flavoring through recycled plastic
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 10, 2021

    A novel way to create vanilla flavoring through recycled plastic

    Scientists devised a novel way of tackling the plastic pollution issue by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavoring
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