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A person hold a potato, they are wondering if we should be eating them or not? Are potatoes real food?
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Nutrition

Are potatoes really not ‘human food’? We checked the history and science

We dive into the powerful, persuasive effect of stories to fact-check a claim that potatoes “aren’t our food,” based on a retelling of the potato’s history.
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A person stands in between aisles in a grocery store. One aisle is empty, whereas the other is overflowing with food.
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Will reducing livestock really cause food shortages? Here's what the science says

Claims that downplay the environmental impact of animal agriculture are abundant on social media platforms.
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Farmed animals will be likely negatively affected by the use of ai in industrialised animal agriculture systems, due to the increase in demand for efficiency and lowering of ethical standards.
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How AI is changing the farm: a double-edged sword for animals

Exploring the unexpected ways AI could reshape animal farming—and why it matters to us all.
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A young man stares at a plate of red meat, he has been told by Eddie Abbew on social media that eating raw meat is good for him, but he is unsure.
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Nutrition

Why the raw meat craze is dangerous. And why influencers won’t say it

We are told eating raw meat carries real risks, but then we also see influencers eating raw meat, and they seem to feel fine. But what does the evidence say?
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