Why nutrition guidelines have become too much about single nutrients, the struggle of the food pyramid and Frank’s experience with lobbyism.

Avoid saturated fat intake, increase your potassium intake, and Avoid transfats.  this Eating more fruits and veggies and less animal products and processed food is better for human health AND the environment. 

This episode discusses the food industry's influence on nutrition guidelines. Inspired by a book by Marion Nestle - American molecular biologist, nutritionist, and public health advocate.

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Get funding for your food science research: https://en.raps-stiftung.de/

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Connect with the host, Marina https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

Connect with the host, Frank https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkuehne/

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Discussing the book "Future Foods, how modern science is transforming the way we eat." Nanotech is the science of dealing with materials at the size and range of nanometers. And you may wonder, okay, what is that size? Well, it's about a thousand times smaller than a human hair. And with that size also come very special benefits, but also drawbacks. The book was published in 2019 and written by David Julian. McClements is a British food scientist and distinguished professor at the University of Massachusetts.

Sources and further reading

Marina's notes on the book - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DNqolXdycObnUnnXQq3YIs-nWCvHaBdVDYceoE2hkpc/edit?usp=sharing

Future Food Book - ⁠https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-12995-8⁠

"The French authorities are particularly vigilant about the dangerousness of titanium dioxide and have played a leading role in terms of scientific expertise and regulatory management proposals" - https://www.toxpartner.com/articles/france-defends-the-classification-of-titanium-dioxide-as-a-suspected-carcinogen/

A searchable database for foods that contain nanotechnology

https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/4075/new-database-shows-nanotechnology-in-common-food-products

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Get funding for your food science research: https://en.raps-stiftung.de/

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Connect with the host, Marina https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

Connect with the host, Frank https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkuehne/

Please rate the podcast on Spotify and iTunes! <3

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Nanotechnology in Food, Food Safety regulation, food safety Europe, EFSA, European food safety, food regulation, food legislation, food security, food additives, food industry, future of food, food innovation, food technology

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M shortened the beginning 30.05.23

Is "climate-friendly eating" a thing? We discuss what makes food carbon-intensive and how to reduce carbon emissions by choosing food that is in season, transported by boat instead of a plane, and grown locally.

LINKS

Get funding for your food science research: https://en.raps-stiftung.de/

Find out more about the book The Carbon Footprint of Everything

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Connect with the host, Marina https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

Connect with the host, Frank https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkuehne/

More info and links to resources on  https://redtogreen.solutions/  

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This is the second part of our discussion on the book "Stuffed and Starved - the hidden battle for our world's food system." We look at the price development at the supply chain, addressing the lack of transparency and how corporates are incentivized to process foods for higher profit. We discuss corporate and consumer responsibility. And talk about whether malnourishment is an issue of "insufficient food"?

The author Raj Patel is a British Indian. Academic journalist and activist. He holds a PhD in development and sociology from Cornell University. In this book, he focuses a lot on the inequality of our food system. The book's main thesis is that more people are overweight than people who are starving. And that's solving the issue is now our food system is not just about increasing yield. It's much more a poverty and distribution issue.

I'm joined by my amazing co-host Frank Kuehne. He's the managing partner of the Adalbert-Raps Foundation, which offers grants for scientific research in food technology, but more on that later. Let's jump right in.

LINKS

Get funding for your food science research: https://en.raps-stiftung.de/

Find out more about the book Stuffed and Starved

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Connect with the host, Marina https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

Connect with the host, Frank https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkuehne/

More info and links to resources on  https://redtogreen.solutions/  

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Welcome to our season called "Book Talks." In the first two episodes, we will cover the book "Stuffed and Starved - the hidden battle for our world's food system."

The author Raj Patel is a British Indian. Academic journalist and activist. He holds a Ph.D. in development and sociology from Cornell University. In this book, he focuses a lot on the inequality of our food system. The book's main thesis is that more people are overweight than people who are starving. And that's solving the issue is now our food system is not just about increasing yield. It's much more a poverty and distribution issue.

I'm joined by my amazing co-host Frank Kuehne. He's the managing partner of the Adalbert-Raps Foundation, which offers grants for scientific research in food technology, but more on that later. Let's jump right in.

LINKS

Get funding for your food science research: https://en.raps-stiftung.de/

Find out more about the book Stuffed and Starved

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Connect with the host, Marina https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

Connect with the host, Frank https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkuehne/

More info and links to resources on  https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Please rate the podcast on Spotify and iTunes! <3

Hashtags:

Book Talks, Stuffed and Starved, Rajiv Patel, British Indian, food system, inequality, starving, poverty, distribution, food technology, multinationals, liberalization, market, food supply chain, farmers, producers, manufacturers, retailers, consumer base, buying desks, agricultural products, packed food, processed food, frozen food, retailer chains, sustainability, CO2 emission, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, US farmers, subsidies, Gimsa, Minsa, industrial corn flour market, structural power, multinational, local market, soy, wheat, Ukraine, local farmer, supply chain, African farmers, European market, African market, scaling up farms, efficiency, industrial large scale agriculture, regenerative agriculture, community supported agriculture, diversified crops, maize producers, subsidized corn, agricultural business, spice company, seasoning company, Olam, Fairtrade.

Do you ever think, "Oh, I wish I would have more time to read books on the food system?" - well, my cohost Frank Kuehne and I are doing it for you!

Stuffed And Starved: Markets, Power And The Hidden Battle For The World Food System

The books we will cover

The Carbon Footprint of Everything - 2022 New Edition

Future Foods: How Modern Science Is Transforming the Way We Eat

Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health

The World According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of the World's Food Supply

Seeds of Science: Why We Got It So Wrong On GMOs

Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food

Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet

Connect with Marina

https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

Connect with Frank

https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankkuehne/

Check out the Adalbert Raps Foundation to apply for a grant for your master, Ph.D. thesis, or food science research (for your startup).

https://en.raps-stiftung.de/

Some updates! 1) Propose experts for our regenerative agriculture season here

https://redtogreen.solutions/experts/

2) Any ideas for partners for our regen ag season? Pls write me :)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

3) Join the Hack Summit 11.-12.05. in Switzerland

https://www.hacksummit.co/

4) Agrivest Future of Farming Conference 06.11.23 in Tel Aviv

https://www.agrivestisrael.com/

5) Food Tech IL 07.-08.11. in Tel Aviv

https://www.foodtechil.com/

6) The Adalbert Raps Foundation offers grants for academic research on food tech and food sustainability. Check 'em out

https://en.raps-stiftung.de/

I have something very special for you. You can see it as a quiz to test your knowledge and also a way to find out which topics you still want to look into more deeply. For each episode, I will ask you a question, give you time to answer it, so you don’t need to stop the audio, and then share how I would answer it. Even if you don’t come up with the answer, trying to look for it engages your brain differently. And helps to change “I heard something” to “I learned something.

Mentioned Resources

Paul Pimsleur - the active retention language learning approach

The US lags behind other agricultural nations in banning harmful pesticides

Other podcast episodes mentioned

From season 2 - PLA - plastic without fossil fuels

Season 5 final - questionable regulation and pink slime beef

LINKS

Check out our supporter of this season ProVeg Incubator and their 12-month incubator program: https://provegincubator.com/

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Connect with the host, Marina https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

Check out our supporter of this season, FoodLabs, and their Climate Program: https://www.foodlabs.com/

More info and links to resources on  https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Please rate the podcast on spotify and iTunes! <3

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Why is it so to get approved in Europe? What does the actual process look like? What are the steps? What do companies need to do? And what is the difference between the systems in Europe, Singapore, and the U.S.?

(All the technologies we covered this season have one thing in common: sooner or later, they need regulatory approval. But what does that mean? We often talk about the U.S. system, the FDA - the food and drug administration and the USDA, the United States Department of Agriculture. These two regulators work together for certain novel products like cultured meat. 

But you may know that Europe has very high safety and quality standard. As one startup founder told me" "If you can get past Europe, you can get em all"

I love this topic, and we dive deep! If cultured meat, precision fermentation or biomass fermentation, or new terms for you, maybe check out the first episodes of this season to get an introduction.

LINKS

Check out our supporter of this season ProVeg Incubator and their 12-month incubator program: https://provegincubator.com/

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Connect with Marina Schmidt https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

Check out our supporter of this season, FoodLabs, and their Climate Program: https://www.foodlabs.com/

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/  

How venture capital shapes the biotech space, the challenges of biotech patents, the hype and bust of plant-based, and what the hell a venture studio does. I enjoyed this a lot and I hope you do too - let's jump right in!

LINKS

Check out our supporter of this season ProVeg Incubator and their 12-month incubator program: https://provegincubator.com/

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/  

Connect with Marina Schmidt https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidt-marina/

Check out our supporter of this season, FoodLabs, and their Climate Program: https://www.foodlabs.com/

More info and links to resources on https://redtogreen.solutions/