Food

The fad diets popular in the 20th century

Fad diets certainly aren’t a 21st-century obsession. In fact, they were also a popular way for people throughout the 20th century to slim down...

ARFID is more serious than picky eating

Most of us are picky about some foods – and that’s normal – but for some people, pickiness can be dysfunctional. A little-known eating...

How social eating could change the way we eat

Eating together is an important way of fostering social connections. In recent years, we have been researching, and working with, the social eating movement: community-based...

Four reasons urban farming ought to flourish post-pandemic

Since lockdown, public interest in growing fruit and vegetables at home has soared. Seed packets are flying off shelves and allotment waiting lists are swelling, with one council...

Drones could help combat locust menace

In recent months, food security concerns have emerged for nations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as swarms of desert locusts wreak havoc on crops. While...

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