Sentences with phrase «modern food system»

Our modern food system, which has enabled virtually unbridled population growth, is also culpable in decreased biodiversity, loss of topsoil, the depletion of global stocks of fish, the contamination of groundwater, and a host of other negative environmental effects, such as increased carbon emissions, the gross misuse of antibiotics, and the health implications of vast quantities of cheap, virtually nutrition-less calories.

provides a foundational look at the modern food system, diving deep into the issues surrounding food and agriculture and presenting information in these complex questions in a way accessible for all readers.

From the production of petroleum - based fertilizers to the cross-country distribution of seasonal fruits and vegetables, the modern food system accounts for 10 percent of U.S. energy consumption.

Our modern food system is not driven by taste but instead by factors like consistency, predictability, low cost, and high yield.

-- The Dalai Lama While we are no strangers to discussing the very real issues plaguing our modern food system at Garden Eats, today's post is raw and hopefully emotional for most of you.

Over the past several months, I was invited to two separate events which featured the history of Kosher food — one of which was a book talk and tasting discussing the journey of kosher food through the modern food system, and yet, ironically, the food served was not actually kosher.

The magic of food science has had a huge positive effect on our modern food systems and markets, by allowing foods to be preserved longer, to taste better, to look better, to feel better, to be nutritious, and to be easier to prepare.

Not exact matches

Today's supermarkets offer unprecedented variety and selection with the modern food supply chain as a necessary and complex support system.

The SPX portfolio includes a wide range of APV branded products, systems and technologies, such as heat transfer (aseptic and non-aseptic), membrane filtration, UHT treatment, cheese production systems, distillation, mixing and blending technologies designed to operate at maximum efficiencies in modern processing lines within the dairy, food, beverage and related industries around the world.

To address an increase in demand for food products, Modern recently expanded the freezer and refrigeration systems in both its warehouse and on its trucks.

Modern Packaging designs and manufactures precision packaging systems for the food, dairy, cosmetic and drug industries.

The Chef Instructor Training Program begins with two - weeks of intensive exposure to the world of school food, including an overview of the National School Lunch Program from an historical and policy perspective; the driving forces behind, and the consequences of, the modern American food system; the unique characteristics of, and limitations and opportunities within, a typical school food service operation; and in - depth exposure to the Cook for America ® curriculum and teaching methodology.

Their mission is to serve babies, children and adults in need whose caregivers have to choose between food and diapers, by providing modern cloth diaper systems and other needed clothing.

Before modern public health and food safety systems, our ancestors faced a lifelong struggle against these worms, as well as ticks and other parasitic animals.

Modern mimic: On Mark's Daily Apple blog — a Paleo lifestyle forum — a commenter optimistically proclaims that the «high animal fat, low carb Paleo / traditional whole food diet... protects against all cancers» because it strengthens the immune system and makes the body strong.

It is probably at this point that the greatest breakdown in our modern diet takes place, namely, in the ingestion and utilization of adequate amounts of the special activating substances, including the vitamins [A, D and K2] needed for rendering the minerals in the food available to the human system.

Modern «protectors» against bacteria like antibacterial hand soaps, extensive food sterilization techniques, and overuse of antibiotics have left our immune systems out of practice.

Add to the mix an organic whole foods diet, whole body cleansing, and spiritual healing, Dr. Thomas Lodi pioneered what has now become the definitive route for those unsatisfied with the modern cancer treatment system.

«As more and more people adopt the paleo diet, Alison has written the best guide, The Modern No - Nonsense Guide to Paleo, I have ever read to help folks create a sane strategy for unplugging from our toxic food system and transitioning to a life of increased energy and health.

Vitamin B1 is among the nutrients most prone to destruction by our modern food production system.

Modern processed soy foods contain high levels of MSG, fluoride and aluminum, all of which are toxic to the nervous system.

In your typical modern diet, where 99 % of foods are acidic (and the air in cities is more acidic than it should be), you bet that the body's well - established and pre-existing pH balancing systems will need «supplementing» to help it balance itself.

Bold John Wilder Assertion: Modern foods have led us to a place far enough and fast enough that our digestive systems, brains, and hormonal system can't even remotely begin to cope.

Although this system worked well in the natural food environment, modern junk foods are so - called «superstimuli.»

These types of opportunities and efficiencies exist throughout the local food system but are almost completely impossible to realize on the industrially controlled, chemically dependent, national / global scale of our modern economy.

WPIE is a holistic «dietary lifestyle» — it is not a diet; rather, it's a way of life — based on an integration of ancient food from 1) Eastern healing systems (such as Ayurvedic Medicine); 2) world religions and cultural traditions (from Buddhism to Yogic Nutrition, etc.); 3) and modern, Western nutritional science.

And while modern technology is to blame for many of the problems with our food system and health, we can take advantage of technological advances to easily and conveniently ensure that you are eating healthy each and every day!

When I discovered that 80 % of our immune system is in our gut and that our modern lifestyle often decimates our beneficial gut flora, I added many fermented foods to my diet.

They want their children have modern lifestyle and enjoy the greatest education system, clean and fresh air, clean food in these nations.

Similarly, several groups are working on public health systems that empower communities to deal with most of their health issues, through combining traditional and modern systems, and through strengthening the links between safe food and water, nutrition, preventive health measures, and curative care.

In the modern economy, certain bills may have to be paid electronically, but there are still many categories of spending, such as food, gas, clothing, entertainment, etc. that can be paid for with cash, making them good targets for the envelope system.

This Almonte hotel in Matalascañas beach provides modern security systems, a restaurant with a buffet service, a conference hall, a lounge, a reading lounge, shops, a snack - bar, a typical Andalusian food restaurant, a swimming - pool and parking.

Nowadays it becomes even difficult to sociologists to address such complexity in modern life when nutrition and physiology play a strong factor within the food chain and agricultural systems.

These modern «advances,» however, had the undesirable effect of disassociating children from the food system that nourished them.

While its slice of the overall energy pie may seem relatively low, the modern American food system is figuratively awash in fossil fuels.

«Vietnam's Low - tech Food System Takes Advantage of Decay Main Could We Run Modern Society on Human Power Alone?»

From a labor efficiency standpoint, modern industrial food systems annihilate those used by hunter - gatherers.»

Freegans Are Heroes, Not Criminals But ultimately food is intended to be, well, eaten and if the modern supermarket system can't always make that happen, I for one am thankful for the hungry, the poor and the just - plain - frugal who go out there and take action.

The high population density of New York City would never have been possible without a number of technological innovations: an extensive network of mass transit, the electrical power grid, the water system, modern sewage removal and treatment, product packaging, food refrigeration, preservatives and, of course, solid waste removal.

Most modern day drug tests are sophisticated enough to distinguish between actual drug use and small amounts of chemicals that come along with certain food, but large enough doses can still trip up a system and delay your test results and therefore your policy.