food

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From insects to cultured meat, nothing is off the table when it comes to feeding the world’s population which is estimated to be 10 billion people in 30 years’ time.

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Perhaps what is most interesting about #Swedengate is not what it tells us about Sweden, but what it tells us about ourselves.

Chocolate

From cocoa bean to chocolate block, a millenia-old process is still helping to bring chocoholics the same joy today.

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When you buy organic food, you don’t always get food free from pesticides, a UNSW expert says.

Mad Hatter

A UNSW academic and an Italian professor are pairing up to write the world’s first book on food, humour and disgust. 

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Bad news, emotional eaters: food doesn't deal with the underlying problem you are reacting to. But there are reasons for your choices.

good fats

Are products with fat-free, reduced fat, low fat, or 'lite' labels always healthier, asks Rebecca Reynolds.

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Work parties, Christmas feasts and New Year’s Eve binges. Nutrition expert Rebecca Reynolds offers five tips to avoid a belly like Santa’s this festive season.

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National dietary guidelines have become an easy target for those looking for a scapegoat for bad diets in prosperous countries, write Rosemary Stanton and Tim Crowe.

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Two visions of the 'new economy', one based on environmental and social justice values, the other on disruptive technologies, are coming together to challenge the status quo, writes Bronwen Morgan.

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