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October 8, 2019 Dawn Liu, _University of Essex_ Shoppers struggle to make sense of food labels – and aren’t always sure what they’re eating. October 7, 2019 It’s long been known that our

diet choices help determine our carbon footprint. But do you know which of your favourite foods are the most water-hungry? October 2, 2019 Sara Stevano, _King's College London_ It’s

essential to consider the food industry’s role when it comes to food environments that offer unhealthy, cheap and enticing options. September 25, 2019 Howard Ramos, _Dalhousie University_

and Sylvain Charlebois, _Dalhousie University_ Canadian politicians on the campaign trail would do well to mention issues of food security. At least 55 per cent of Canadians are worried

about how they will continue to pay grocery bills. September 25, 2019 Islam Sobhy, _Keele University_ and Bart Lievens, _KU Leuven_ Certain wasps and flies which lay their eggs in specific

species such as aphids could be a sustainable form of pest control. September 22, 2019 Howard Manns, _Monash University_ and Kate Burridge, _Monash University_ If you’re hungry for

information on how we talk about food, this will put a damper on it. September 19, 2019 Sean Beer, _Bournemouth University_ A seasonal diet could reconnect people with nature’s rhythms.

September 18, 2019 Ela Veresiu, _York University, Canada_ Multicultural market places in big cities like Toronto and Vancouver may seem like an equalizing market force. But the availability

of diverse foods says nothing about the equity of ethnic groups. September 11, 2019 Catherine Brinkley, _University of California, Davis_ Prodded by Michelle Obama and other government

leaders, Walmart and other major US retailers vowed to build hundreds of stores in food deserts. What happened? September 10, 2019 Morteza Taiebat, _University of Michigan_ and Ming Xu,

_University of Michigan_ The typical American’s annual household carbon footprint is over five times the world per capita average. September 6, 2019 Kelly L. Haws, _Vanderbilt University_;

Brent McFerran, _Simon Fraser University_, and Peggy Liu, _University of Pittsburgh_ New research on consumer behavior shows that we tend to match some types of choices the people around us

make, but not others. September 1, 2019 Nathan S Consedine, _University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau_ Disgust has its evolutionary advantages, but is also a barrier to more sustainable

consumption. Marketing may help. August 22, 2019 Rachel A. Ankeny, _University of Adelaide_ South Australia has lifted its moratorium on GM crops, while Tasmania has extended its ban. But

the question should no longer be a simple binary of being “for” or “against” GM technology. August 9, 2019 Kelly Reed, _University of Oxford_ A new IPCC report has called for radical changes

in food production to avoid catastrophic climate change. Rice-fish farming and mixed crops could help. July 24, 2019 Donna Lee Brien, _CQUniversity Australia_ Margaret Fulton built a

long-lasting career on the provision of sound, trustworthy cookery advice. July 12, 2019 Norah Campbell, _Trinity College Dublin_ and Francis Finucane, _University of Galway_ Ultra-processed

products have little or no intact ‘food’ remaining in them. And much-praised industry led reformulation is doing nothing effective about this. July 9, 2019 Deepak Ray, _University of

Minnesota_ As climate change alters temperature and rainfall patterns, yields of some crops are increasing while others decline. The net result: less food, especially where it’s most needed.

July 8, 2019 Michael Hamm, _University of Oxford_ The food system urgently needs to be redesigned if we are to avoid crisis. July 5, 2019 Natalie R. Rubio, _Tufts University_ It’s

relatively easy to grow a bunch of animal cells to turn into a burger. But to grow a steak made of cultured meat is a trickier task. Bioengineers must create organized, three-dimensional

tissues. July 3, 2019 Maywa Montenegro, _University of California, Davis_; Annie Shattuck, _Indiana University_, and Joshua Sbicca, _Colorado State University_ Three scholars argue that

agriculture is failing to sustain either the land or American farmers. They propose a modern version of the New Deal that centers on ecology and economic fairness.