by Tasting the Future | Jul 6, 2022 | Food systems, health, One Health
It was Hippocrates, often cited as the father of medicine, who is credited with an aphorism equating food and medicine with the phrase ‘Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food’. Our diet, health and lifestyles remain at the core of this quote about the...
by Tasting the Future | Apr 7, 2022 | Food systems, livestock, planetary health
A new report, released today, World Health Day, by World Animal Protection and Tasting the Future, lays bare the most damaging human health impacts linked to industrial livestock, and how these will only get worse as the demand for cheap meat from factory farms...
by Tasting the Future | Mar 15, 2022 | Food systems, Healthy, sustainable diets
The adoption of environmentally sustainable diets will have a hugely positive impact on the global food system and on our chances of living within the planetary boundaries, i.e., the safe limits outside of which the Earth system cannot continue to function in a stable...
by Tasting the Future | Mar 7, 2022 | Food systems, health, Pesticides
It was 60 years ago[1] that the environmental classic ‘Silent Spring’ was published by Rachel Carson, highlighting the terrible damage we are doing to the planet and giving birth to the modern-day environmental movement. Whilst DDT, the pesticide that was the focus of...
by Tasting the Future | Feb 14, 2022 | Food systems, Healthy, sustainable diets, Plant-based Foods
The plant-based market has exploded in the last few years. More citizens than ever are turning to plant-based products as alternatives to meat, dairy and other livestock derived foods. The segment is predicted to reach $37.9 billion in market value by 2027 as more...
by Tasting the Future | May 24, 2021 | Food systems, health, Trade
The controversial tariff free Australia trade deal is the first of many trade deals that will be signed by the UK government over the next few years as it re-establishes trading links with many countries in a post Brexit world. The UK is not self-sufficient in food...
