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Understanding fats
In this film from the Oxford Real Farming Conference, Richard Young argues that almost everything we've been told about fats is wrong and...
Milk: The sustainability issue
Contributing to the UK dairy crisis is the consumer shift away from milk towards plant-based alternatives such as soya or almond. But are...
Go with your gut
Over the past twenty years there has been a revolution in how we understand the breadth of the gut's function, realising that it plays a ...
Massive overuse of farm antibiotics continues in Europe
New data reveals many European countries are failing to end massive overuse of antibiotics in farming, including use of drugs deemed crit...
Antibiotic resistant E. coli found in 1 in 4 supermarket chickens
The findings of a new study highlight the need to address overuse of antibiotics in intensive livestock production in order to tackle ris...
Good nutrition begins in the soil
In his talk at the recent conference, Food: A Forgotten Medicine, Patrick Holden draws the connection between healthy soil and healthy food
Five things to know about pulses
The UN has chosen 2016 as the year to celebrate pulses – a humble family of plants that deserve much more praise and recognition than the...
Food as medicine: Diet, myths and microbes
Tim Spector’s recent talk on the microbiome and health was one of the highlights of the recent Food: The Forgotten Medicine conference. W...
Stomachs and soils
Patrick Holden reflects on the implications of our new understanding of the human microbiome for food and agriculture
Helping our children to make better food choices
How do we protect our children from the global food companies who want to turn them into life-long customers regardless of the impact on ...
Saving our bacon: What price for a life-saving antibiotic?
How much would you pay for an antibiotic to save your life? It's a question we increasingly have to consider and one that has implication...
David Cameron must do more to help farmers reduce antibiotic use
Jim O’Neill's report on the misuse of antibiotics serves as a reminder of the ways in which current food and farming systems are not serv...