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- 1French food supply study ranks vegetables and meat on nutrition and environment●In the French food supply, #vegetables & #legumes have favorable nutrition & #environment profiles, red & processed #mea
A new assessment of the French food supply finds that vegetables and legumes score well on both nutritional quality and environmental impact, while red and processed meat perform poorly on both counts. The nutrition scoring accounts for beneficial and harmful nutrients, and the environmental evaluation covers greenhouse gas emissions, land use and additional indicators, adding weight to debates over sustainable diets.
- 2ICE raids leave Kansas beef towns struggling to recover●What happens after ICE comes to Kansas? Communities and beef industry find it hard to recover
Immigration enforcement operations in Kansas have left lasting damage in the communities and beef industry they touched, according to reporting by Kansas City public radio station KCUR. Workers have been detained or driven away, leaving meat processing operations short-handed, while local residents face lingering fear and economic strain long after the raids end.
- 3Eating More Pulses Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk●Increased pulse consumption leads to decrease in heart disease
Researchers report that eating more pulses — beans, lentils, chickpeas and dried peas — is associated with a decrease in heart disease. The findings point to pulses' fibre, protein and low fat content as protective factors, and support dietary guidance encouraging people to substitute pulses for refined grains or red and processed meats in everyday meals.