On October 3, 2025, The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission released its Report on Healthy, Sustainable, and Just Food Systems, presenting the most comprehensive global scientific evaluation of food systems to date. Analysis outlines pathway to health, equity, and a liveable planet Key findings of the new report include: “Building on its influential 2019 report, the new CommissionContinue reading “New landmark EAT-Lancet Commission warns food systems breach planetary limits”
Category Archives: Antibiotic Resistance
Use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals is accelerating: New research
“A study published in the journal PLOS Global Public Health by researchers from Europe and India used data from 42 countries to estimate global antimicrobial use at 99,502 metric tons (109,682 tons) in 2020. Nearly 60% of that occurred in just five countries: China, Brazil, India, the United States and Australia. Factoring in trends in food animalContinue reading “Use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals is accelerating: New research”
Diets high in fiber associated with less antibiotic resistance in gut bacteria: new research
According to new research published in the journal mBIO (2022), “Healthy adults who eat a diverse diet with at least 8-10 grams of soluble fiber a day have fewer antibiotic-resistant microbes in their guts…” Soluble fiber is found in foods such as oats, barley, beans, lentils, nuts, seeds (e.g., flaxseed) and some fruits and vegetablesContinue reading “Diets high in fiber associated with less antibiotic resistance in gut bacteria: new research”
How industry and farming practices contribute to antibiotic resistance: podcast with Dr. Wallinga
“Antibiotic resistance has long been considered one of the greatest threats to global health. More recently, we’re seeing growing public awareness around the overuse of antibiotics used in the US livestock system – a system that produces much of our meat supply…. With drug resistant pathogens or superbugs, as some people know them, now beingContinue reading “How industry and farming practices contribute to antibiotic resistance: podcast with Dr. Wallinga”