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Hundreds of fish are caught whilst fishing
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The Climate Crisis

Farmed fish aren't a climate solution; they're part of the problem

Fish farming markets itself as a climate-smart food system, but evidence shows it carries hidden emissions, destroys carbon sinks, and misleads consumers
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A group of doctors learn about nutrition
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As the U.S. expands nutrition training, where does the UK stand?

As US medical schools pledge 40 hours of nutrition training, the UK wrestles with patchy curricula, stretched GP time and too few dietitians in primary...
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No, avocados are not worse for the environment than ‘local meat’

When a politician claimed avocados harm the planet more than local meat, we checked the data. The science tells a very different story.
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People scrutinising food labels in a supermarket aisle — why independent fact-checking is essential for combating food misinformation
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Why fact‑checking is essential public‑interest infrastructure for our food system

Maldita.es reviewed dozens of studies on whether fact-checking works and the evidence has serious implications for how we tackle food misinformation
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