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Could a junk food diet cause long-term damage to the brain?

Junk food has been linked to a number of health issues, including obesity, type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease, but could it also cause long-term damage to the brain?

Consumers did not show liking towards faba beans in any of the forms in which they were presented. Image Source: Getty Images/Ulrike Leone

What are consumer attitudes to faba beans?

Faba beans are a useful ingredient across a range of foods, although sensory challenges can harm their uptake. A new study explores consumers’ attitudes to faba beans in different forms.

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How dairy’s nutrient-dense profile can reinforce ‘food as medicine’ and promote holistic health

As the relationship between food and health continues to be explored, studies reveal how the nutrient-dense profile of dairy can support key areas of health.

How can a complex concept like regenerative agriculture be effectively communicated to consumers? GettyImages/Natali_Mis

Nestlé’s top tip for communicating regen ag in dairy? ‘Show, don’t tell’

Setting up regenerative agriculture practices is no mean feat, but communicating the benefits to consumers may be even tougher.

‘Unbelievably cynical’: Will there be no exit scheme for Irish dairy?

Ireland has seemingly scrapped proposals to compensate dairy farmers who leave their trade, the ag minister stating there were ‘other options’ to reduce the country's agricultural emissions.

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Food x Warming World: 9 key themes to watch at the intersection of food and climate

Sustainable and alternative practices are emerging in the food and beverage industry to reduce the impact of climate change.

Ivorian growers are allegedly migrating to the fertile lands of neighbouring Liberia, the report claimed. Pic: Mighty Earth

Report finds EU cocoa beans from Cote d’Ivoire farmed from deforested land in neighboring Liberia

An investigation by Initiatives for Community Development and Forest Conservation (IDEF) has revealed that some cocoa beans exported from Cote d'Ivoire to the EU originate from deforested land in neighboring Liberia.