A well-balanced #plantbased diet is linked to lower #health risks. Motivations for following vegan #diets among respondents in #Germany were ethical, health & ecological reasons, driven by documentaries & the influence of other people. More #vegan respondents reported… (1/2) doi.org/10.1186/s128...

Plant-based #diets hold a key role in mitigating #climatechange. Public institutions share responsibility for leading #mitigation efforts: A shift to #plantbased diets can significantly reduce GHG #emissions due to the size of #publicprocurement & their influence on people: doi.org/10.1080/1469...

#PlantBased dietary orientation was found to be linked strongly to favorable body composition (lower #BMI & fat mass). Apart from #health outcomes, plant-based profiles also reflected more #sustainable diets, supporting alignment btwn health & environmental goals: doi.org/10.1007/s441... #diets

European farm #incomes broke a new record high in 2025—also in real terms. The average 4% growth rate in real terms is higher than the real growth of #earnings in the nonfarm sector, and has contributed to closing further the farm-nonfarm income gap: capreform.eu/2025-was-a-r... #farmers #income

In current classifications of #foodinsecurity, about 1 in 5 acutely hungry people are missed. Contrary to widely held assumptions, underlying analyses are conservative; the prevalence & severity of acute #hunger is probably considerably higher than global estimates indicate: doi.org/10.1038/s430...

A clear, conceptual & methodological distinction btwn #PlanetaryBoundaries and food system budgets + providing detail on the scope of #foodsystems = strengthening of scientific #analysis and the utility of food system #sustainability research for decision-makers: doi.org/10.1038/s430... #research

Antibiotics are a bedrock of modern #medicine, used to treat common #infections and a major reason why these are generally no longer so dangerous in the modern world. But in the US & around the globe, most #antibiotics aren’t used in human medicine. Instead… (1/3) www.vox.com/future-perfe... #AMR

#Influenza sweeps across Europe with a new dominant #virus strain, placing #health systems under pressure. The public should take simple steps to keep themselves & others safe: Get #vaccinated, stay home if unwell, wear a #mask to protect others: news.cision.com/who-regional... #flu #vaccine

The annual #carbon footprint of #beef recipes promoted by top US food outlets adds more #CO2 than the entire country of Belgium emits in a year. #Media influence what people eat. By promoting beef-intensive #recipes they contribute to #climate destruction: biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

Studies on "ultra-processed" food are unreliable as food categorized as less processed (NOVA 1) and food categorised as #ultraprocessed (NOVA 4) covers different foods. Unprocessed red #meat (NOVA 1) can be compared with commercial #wholegrain bread (NOVA 4), which is… (1/2) doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

Efforts needed for performance-based eco- #labeling, such as reducing carbon #emissions, yield substantially more market benefits than complying with simple information disclosure #labels. Environmental policies that combine both can promote #climate action & competitiveness: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

Higher adherence to #plantbased diets can be linked to lower liver cancer risk and a reduced likelihood of diabetes, and it may help promote healthy aging: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... + doi.org/10.1186/s128... + doi.org/10.1038/s415... #cancer #livercancer #diabetes #aging #diets #nutrition #health

Post-harvest handling affects #micronutrients retention in #biofortified crops. Provitamin A crops maintain high amounts. Iron & #zinc crops have more variability, but whole #grain product consumption (whole #wheat flour, slightly milled brown #rice) is beneficial: doi.org/10.1038/s430... #nutrition

Individuals may follow a #vegetarian diet during periods of unemployment as a cost-saving strategy, i.e. policies designed to lower the #prices of healthy food products could influence dietary behaviours and make it more likely to adopt #plantbased diets… (1/3) doi.org/10.1057/s415...

The need for healthy #diets from sustainable food systems links to challenges like #climatechange, #biodiversity loss & #obesity. Governance for sustainable #foodsystems is centred on the idea of #nudges. Yet, as product #price is often the primary driver for consumers… (1/2) doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

New genomic techniques can help develop better crop varieties faster & with specific features (e.g. greater resilience to #climatechange, lower use of #fertilisers & #pesticides), and in a way that can also occur in nature… (1/2) www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Consuming a higher proportion of plant #protein in the diet does not increase the risk of gait speed decline [= link to #muscle mass & strength], but may offer a viable & more #sustainable dietary pattern for older adults: doi.org/10.1016/j.tj... #Netherlands #plantbased #diets #nutrition #health

German far-right parties pretend to defend “ordinary people” against environmental “hysteria,” but their rhetoric on food, purity & #health reveals deep links to #fascist thought. Concerns about pesticides, synthetic #meat, insect-based foods & halal/kosher practices… (1/3) doi.org/10.34632/dif...

#Legumes, nuts & seeds (the blue boxes) are rich in #protein and provide as much #nutrition as the—more expensive—animal-source foods like #beef, #tuna, #milk, #pork, #sardines or #chicken (the red boxes), as shown in the top row of the Figure below, but… (1/3) doi.org/10.1038/s430... #meat #dairy

It costs little to build an army of fake #socialmedia accounts for online #manipulation, which can be used for everything from boosting a lie to running a financial #fraud (e.g. $100 can buy over 4300 verifications for X/Twitter accounts): doi.org/10.1126/scie... #fakenews #Twitter

International #transportation contributes only little to embodied #emissions from food consumption; food production is the key driver. Imported "side dishes" [= everything but staple grains, especially #meat, fish & #dairy] contribute most to total emissions: doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-... #trade #Taiwan

Dietary choices affect human #health and the #environment. Evaluating diets in #Portugal shows that the group with higher #plantbased food consumption has the lowest environment impacts (-33% #carbon footprint, -36% water #footprint, -50% #landuse), while exhibiting… (1/2) doi.org/10.1002/sd.7...

A majority of #consumers in Germany want mandatory #labeling of all food products using the traffic light system #NutriScore, according to a comprehensive survey. Almost all consumers (91%) are already familiar with the #nutrition label… (1/2) www.foodwatch.org/de/fuenf-jah... #label

Psychological obstacles related to #masculinity perceptions and sexist beliefs hinder the acceptance of #meat alternatives. In experiments, #omnivores (esp. individuals higher in hostile sexist beliefs) rate images of dishes more negatively when labeled… (1/2) doi.org/10.1177/1948...

Fewer than 60k people—0.001% of the world’s population—control 3x as much #wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity; the richest 10% own 75% of wealth and the bottom half just 2%. The top 10% of #income -earners earn more than the other 90% combined… (1/2) www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

According to the assessment of over 500 experts from around the world, if #farmers everywhere switched to #sustainable pest management (less #pesticides, more crop rotation etc.), the consequences would be positive in the long term – even from an economic perspective: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/223-...

#Ireland successfully lobbied the EU to further extend an exemption to its own rules that allows Irish #dairy farmers—unlike #farmers in the rest of the EU—to continue dumping excessive levels of #manure ("fertiliser") on their land… www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

EFSA reconfirms that a #drought tolerant GM #maize is as safe as non-GM varieties with respect to potential effects on #health and the environment: doi.org/10.2903/j.ef... #corn #plantbreeding #GMO #foodsafety #biosafety

#COVID-19: Vaccination-first approaches consistently outperformed infection-first scenarios = proactive #vaccination policies are to be preferred over infection-acquired #immunity. This also matters for rapid response strategies for future pandemic threats: doi.org/10.1016/j.va... #COVID #vaccine

Animal #farming occupies more land than all of North & South America combined, while providing only 12% of global calories. Over 100 studies show that removing #livestock consistently increases plant & animal diversity, while #grazing reduces native species richness… (1/2) iffs.earth/living-repor...

#Switzerland: Current #diets are unhealthy. Optimizing nutrient intake & #health impacts increases consumption of #plantbased products & reduces animal-based products. #Agriculture will need to shift from feed to food crop production & reduce #livestock numbers: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo... #nutrition

EFSA: The evaluation of a three-event stack #maize & its sub-combinations shows they are as safe as non-GM reference varieties with respect to potential effects on #health and the environment: doi.org/10.2903/j.ef... #GMO #foodsafety #biosafety #environment

A study of 28 million people found no increased #mortality risk in #COVID vaccinated individuals, supporting the safety of mRNA #vaccines. Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of #death from severe #COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality: doi.org/10.1001/jama... #vaccination

NL: Dietary guidelines for #protein sources recommend a shift to more #plantbased diets, which lowers the risk of chronic #diseases and is better for the #environment. Compared to current Dutch #diets, this mainly means eating less #meat and more #legumes & nuts: www.healthcouncil.nl/latest/news/...

The EAT-Lancet diet, which focuses on #plantbased foods, is linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease in healthy people. In patients with cardiovascular #disease, it is linked to lower risk of non-fatal stroke & myocardial infarction: doi.org/10.1007/s003... #CVD #health #nutrition #diets

Across 11 European countries, if #meat intake is reduced or replaced by #legumes or meat substitutes, the environmental impact of #diets can be reduced by up to 55% for GHG #emissions, #landuse & blue water consumption, and… (1/2) doi.org/10.1007/s003...

China: Boosting hen #farming & underpinning the local economy, yes. But what about the #animalwelfare of the hens, the #environment & public health risks & impacts, the #foodsecurity implications of feeding grains to animals? bsky.app/profile/pdch... #China #agriculture #animals #livestock #eggs

Artificial intelligence can discover #proteins for food ingredients from a database of natural #protein sequences to benefit the planet, as raising #livestock (for animal proteins) requires lots of #land, water & energy… (1/2) cendigitalmagazine.acs.org/2025/11/10/s... #AI #landuse #plantbased

Adults following vegan & omnivorous #diets show similar strength gains. No real changes in skeletal #muscle mass are observed in any group. Resistance #training benefits everybody the same. #Vegan diets are compatible with musculoskeletal health: doi.org/10.1016/j.nu... #plantbased #health

#Germany: The demand for #plantbased alternatives in the out-of-home market will grow, predict eight out of ten #foodservice establishments: proveg.org/de/presse/be... #milk #meat

EFSA: The re-assessment of the #foodsafety & #biosafety of a GM maize variety supports the conclusion that it is as safe as conventional #maize varieties regarding potential effects on #health and the environment: doi.org/10.2903/j.ef... #plantbreeding #GMO #environment

People opposing veganism engage in sense-making processes to justify their stance, using cognitive, moral & cultural rationalizations that allow them to maintain an anti-vegan perspective while minimizing internal conflict & social discomfort that arises from rejecting… (1/3) doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-...

Personal update: After some reflection, I decided to share that I have #cholangiocarcinoma, a rare & aggressive #cancer. This has little to do with the focus of my posts here, but I hope that it can help raise #awareness of this serious #illness. More details at: AJStein.de/cholangio.htm

Scientists used #CRISPR to turn a simple #fungus into a fast-growing, meatlike #protein with a much smaller #climate & #environment footprint that outperforms (even) #chicken farming in #landuse & water impact: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... #plantbreeding #geneediting #fungi #meat

#BirdFlu is spreading in dairy #cows and infecting 100s of other species—incl. humans (two of whom died). As more #dairy workers are infected, the #virus could mutate into a strain that is more lethal—and transmissible among humans: civileats.com/2025/11/25/w... #AvianInfluenza #zoonoses #health

#Consumers value the ability to assess #nutrition & #environment impacts of food via #labels, prioritising nutrition over #sustainability (which includes #animalwelfare). For less affluent consumers, #costs also represent an important determinant of food choices: doi.org/10.1111/ijcs... #health

#Sustainability: A future-oriented #labelling policy includes a limited number of mandatory #labels for key attributes, interpretative colour-coded multi-level labels (like #NutriScore), scientifically validated assessment algorithms, and #communication to promote awareness: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

#LongCOVID presents a global #health & economic challenge. Its economic impacts (macroeconomic, cost-of-illness, microeconomic) are estimated at an annual burden of $1 trillion globally. Annual lost earnings in the USA alone are estimated at ~$170 billion: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #COVID #costs #econ

While #vegan children show lower urinary #iodine, it is not linked to differences in thyroid-stimulating hormone levels vs vegetarians & omnivores. Overall, #plantbased diets support normal child growth and provide cardiometabolic benefits: doi.org/10.1038/s438... #health #diets #nutrition

Much of the flavor of pork & other #meat comes from the #animals' fat. A company cultivating pork fat in bioreactors can create #meatballs, #sausages, #salami & #bacon with plants that taste darn near like #pork products—without killing pigs: grist.org/climate-ener... #plantbased #pigs #cleanmeat