Introducing Jack Bobo, the distinguished director of the Food System Institute at the University of Nottingham, whose expertise and insights into agricultural innovation shed light on pressing issues facing the
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Christmas dinner can be healthy, according to a study published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. The festive season is often seen as a time of overindulgence, but
Researchers unveil the extensive and multiple effects that inulin, a compound commonly used in dietary supplements, has on the gut microbiome, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The
“The Nutri-Score, a system straight from the 1980s” Jean-Michel Lecerf (interview)
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Having worked in Lille for his entire career, both at the Lille Regional Hospital and at the Pasteur Institute where he founded a department on nutrition, Jean-Michel Lecerf is one
On 1 January 2022, France will start its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union. Ahead of this upcoming term, a small stone has slipped into the shoe
There is ongoing disagreement between the popularly elected European Parliament and the executives in the European Commission over approvals of “genetically modified” (GM) crops, which are made with modern molecular
Interview with Raphael Sirtoli, co-founder of Nutrita: is FOP food labelling built on junk science ?
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More than ever, the Covid-19 crisis has made nutrition a key issue. With its “Farm to Fork” strategy, the European Union intends “to ensure a transition to a sustainable food
Interview with Professor Philippe Legrand: “Not all French experts agree on Nutriscore”
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TheEuropeanScientist: In your book Coup de pied dans le plat (“Putting the boot into nutrition”), you define what a healthy diet consists of. Can you tell us more? Professor Philippe
While Europeans were indulging in New Year celebrations, debate was growing within the new European Commission. France is once again seeking to impose its Nutri-Score system on other member states.
After mechanization, chemistry and biotechnology, agriculture is undergoing yet another revolution with digital agriculture — or agriculture 4.0. However, there is not just one but several digital agricultures: While they