5 Facts About the “Clean Eating” Trend
Eating ‘clean’ is becoming very popular, especially online. But, what does “clean eating” really mean? Don’t we all eat clean food every day?
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Food Site Epicurious Cuts Beef Recipes: A Short-Sighted Decision
Epicurious.com cut its beef recipes because of its effect on global warming. They claim to be "pro-planet” with this move, but aren’t we all? Especially the ranchers and farmers proactively finding ways to further reduce methane output?
Climate Change, Soil and Crop Management
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Saving Our Soil…One Billion Microbes at a Time
Despite their meager size, soil microbes have a significant impact on the health of plants, animals, and our planet. Innovative microbial technologies have been found to increase soil fertility and plant health, as well as understanding our own needs and those of the Earth's.
Food Production, Food Security, Food Technology, Soil and Crop Management
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Avoiding conventional strawberries? Ask these questions first…
Introducing D2D's "Discerning Dozen", a compilation of tips to identify good science from pseudoscience. This way, you can spot problems in the logic of buzzy news stories, like EWG's Dirty Dozen.
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What Should I Eat in a Day?
The USDA just released its new dietary guidelines. What does that mean for our diet and what exactly must we eat every day to get all the nutrients we need?
Diet, Health
Blue Zones: Long & Healthy Living
We all want to live long, healthy, happy lives…but how? “Blue Zones” are regions where populations live longer and healthier than the rest of the world. So what can we learn from them to improve our health?
Food Regulations and Policy, Health
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5 Things to Know About TikTok’s Liquid Chlorophyll Trend
Have you drank your chlorophyll today? Liquid chlorophyll is the new TikTok sensation. Users are turning to this daily supplement to help with their skin, reduce bloating, weight loss, and more. Thinking of trying it? Read this first!
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EWG’s “Dirty” Little Secret: There’s No Science Behind It
Lucy Stitzer, D2D's founder, believes we should have a choice on whether to buy organic or conventional produce - but wants science to drive the decision, not fear...
Food Safety, Health
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Protein Quality: Animal vs. Plant-based
Recent films and fantastical food documentaries have confounded us about proteins by vilifying meat and painting a story of plants as the superior source. Are you as confused as we are? Let’s see what the science says about the quality of plant vs. animal protein.
Diet, Health
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105,000 Sows Stacked Six Stories High (Successful Farming)
The mega-farm in China has 21 buildings with 5,000 sows each, from farrow to finish.
Food Production
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A Giant Organic Farm Faces Criticism That It’s Harming The Environment (NPR)
Hardly a week goes by, it seems, without a big food company making promises to deliver products from green, sustainable farms...
Soil and Crop Management
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The Price of the Stuff That Makes Everything Is Surging (Bloomberg)
The upward trajectory of raw material prices looks set to continue as the world economy roars back to life.
Food Production
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Foodservice COVID-19 recovery moves from spigot to surge
Consumer interest in foodservice has been steadily building this spring after the dramatic slowdown in demand a year ago due to the onset of COVID-19.
Food Production