241 / The emergence of ‘the global standard diet’
Scientists Say We Could Feed 1 Billion More People With One Change to the Global Food System
cnet.com
our current food supply—which is genetically modified or engineered; grown in nutrient-depleted soils and fertilized with petrochemicals; shipped in boxes across thousands of miles; filled with antibiotic-, hormonally pumped livestock or farmed fish that is fed grain rather than grasses or algae, which are its native foods—can send the wrong signal
... See moreMark Hyman • The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First
Currently, the global food system accounts for nearly a third of greenhouse gas emissions, and land use for livestock production has been a devastating force of deforestation, using up 80 percent of global farmland to provide fewer than 20 percent of the calories consumed globally.
Mold • Restriction as Possibility; Lifestyle as Politics - MOLD :: Designing the Future of Food
We have built systems that rely on perverse incentives, giving massive subsidies in many countries that encourage the yield over environmental and health outcomes (for example, a focus on raw calories rather than nutrients). In richer nations, subsidies generally channel towards less healthy foods. Fruit and vegetables become luxuries, while heart
... See more