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# health
Just as a lack of food can cause malnutrition, so can highly processed food full of empty calories. And UNICEF now seems equally concerned about both.
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We already know that highly processed foods are bad for you. But several new studies show that it's even worse for you than we thought, damaging both your waistline and mood.
# science
As official approval of lab-grown meat looms on the horizon, it’s a good time to rethink how we feed ourselves and why we need to make a change sooner rather than later.
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The future of meat isn't exactly not meat, at least not yet. But there is one way we could convince at least some people to start eating meat that doesn't come from an animal...
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A lot of food sold as natural and wholesome is really just expensive and its sustainability is highly dubious. And its popularity is quickly becoming highly politicized.
# health
Sprawling suburbs, roadways instead of parks and avenues, and portions far beyond anything sane or healthy is taking its toll on Americans.