Sentences with phrase «shorter food chains»

Now a team of researchers shows that smaller area will mean not only fewer species, but also shorter food chains.

«Smaller islands host shorter food chains.»

This network, known as the SKIN (Short Supply Chain Knowledge and Innovation Network) project, is looking to identify best practice in short food chains across Europe to develop economically resilient -LSB-...]

Finally, RUAF undertakes awareness - raising and advice on short food chains, more commercial forms of urban agriculture and associated value - adding enterprises by supporting studies and international expert panels, such as the Assistance to the World Bank for the Expert seminar on peri-urban horticulture and the Expert consultation on economic impact of urban agriculture at ODI.

Similar thematic topics that currently emerge in the work of RUAF on short food chains and local economy are the development of logistical infrastructures for aggregating produce at city region level (commonly known as «food hubs») and the need to develop successful and viable business models for the implementation of short food supply chains within urban settings.

Market and consumer analysis, development of local (quality) food labels, development of processing activities and innovative consumer relations (for example through local procurement, direct sales in supermarkets and restaurants or consumer organic food boxes) are important elements of RUAF's approach to short food chain development with urban producers.

This is undertaken with special attention to: i) short food chain delivery, ii) urban water, nutrient and waste management and recycling, iii) multifunctional land use, and iv) social innovation and institutional interaction in (intra - and peri) urban areas.

This research project, funded by the European Union and implemented by 8 universities coordinated by Wageningen University (Netherlands), studied the agri - food system in 7 European city - regions, focusing on: i) short food chain initiatives, ii) water and wastes recycling, iii) multifunctional land use, and iv) related social and institutional innovation.

It also constitutes a call for municipal authorities to work together to strengthen capacities and influence relevant regulations (land use policies, food waste, waste recycling and short food chains) at national, European and international levels.

Aspects include market analysis, enterprise development, development of short food chains and export - oriented chains, strengthening of input supply and service delivery, participatory innovation in urban farming, and multi-stakeholder planning and policy - making.

As part of the RUAF `' From Seed to Table» (FStT) programme, RUAF realised 5 regional 2 - week «train the trainers» courses and 18 local staff training courses, including modules on participatory market analysis; development of short food chains; small scale enterprise development; business planning, management and administration; marketing social and green labels and certification; local financing of urban agriculture; and the design and organisation of Urban Producer Fields Schools.

Not exact matches

Fast - casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill added some spice to its long - running «Food With Integrity» sustainable farming campaign by teaming with Academy Award - winning design firm Moonbot Studios for The Scarecrow, an animated short film and accompanying mobile game created to increase consumer awareness of animal confinement, synthetic growth hormones, toxic pesticides and other fixtures of industrial food productFood With Integrity» sustainable farming campaign by teaming with Academy Award - winning design firm Moonbot Studios for The Scarecrow, an animated short film and accompanying mobile game created to increase consumer awareness of animal confinement, synthetic growth hormones, toxic pesticides and other fixtures of industrial food productfood production.

Because the chain has more than 14,000 locations in the US, most customers are relatively near a McDonald's — meaning shorter delivery times, allowing food to arrive still warm.

The CEO suggested there are short - term and long - term plans being cooked up to help bring people back to the «Food with Integrity» chain, which has yet to fully bounce back after food safety issues arose in 2Food with Integrity» chain, which has yet to fully bounce back after food safety issues arose in 2food safety issues arose in 2015.

Wendys Co (NASDAQ: WEN) reported fourth - quarter results Wednesday, with the fast food chain's earnings of 11 cents per share meeting Wall Street estimates, but sales of $ 309.2 million falling short of the $ 313.5 million analysts expected.

Back in September, the burrito chain released a stirring short animated film called The Scarecrow that showed a bleak dystopian world created by fast food production industry.

Somehow, a belief system that teaches people that they are the center of all the universe, created in the image of the most perfect being imaginable, strikes me as a bit more of an ego trip than accepting that we aren't destined to live forever because of our «specialness», but that we live our short lifetimes and die like every other living thing on the planet, our bodies decomposing and ultimately entering the food chain once again, on a tiny speck of a planet in an ordinary, remote backwater of the universe.

The low - FODMAP diet focuses on eliminating foods high in a collection of short - chain carbohydrates (sugars and fibers) that adversely affect digestion for those with sensitive guts.

This so - called prebiotic effect enhances the bifidobacteria which is especially desirable for infant food, and moreover stimulates short chain fatty acids production in the colon that improve the working of the intestine and ultimately the consumer's well - being.

Despite this consideration, the report, in the same chapter, recognizes the clear advantage of organic schemes in the educational role that they have played: «millions of consumers have been made aware of the way food markets work, and of the environmental impacts of food production, processing and distribution, and of the quality of the foods we eat» and it concludes that organic as well as fair trade and «short - chain strategies» are legitimate and valid options for both farmers and consumers and that policy can support these approaches by helping farmers to achieve higher yields.

These case studies were short, rapid - fire presentations by leading Australian and international researchers across industries, global regions and along the food chain

It is the best food source of the anti-inflammatory short chain fatty acid butyrate.

These case studies will be short, rapid - fire presentations by leading Australian and international researchers across industries, global regions and along the food chain

FODMAPs (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Di - saccharides, Monosaccharides And Polyols) are a collection of short chain carbohydrate molecules found in certain foods, including wheat, barley, rye, milk, sweeteners, legumes and certain fruits and vegetables.

Ghee's purported benefits are myriad: it contains butyric acid, a short - chain fatty acid found in dairy products, and acts as food for colonocytes, the cells of your colon (meaning it's good for the digestive tract); it doesn't seem to raise cholesterol in the same way butter does.

When we eat foods that naturally contain soluble fiber (but not foods with added fiber), the beneficial bacteria in our digestive tract will feed on (and ferment) these fibers to produce short - chain fatty acids such as butyrate.

Propionate, one of the better known short - chained fatty acids, has been in use as a preservative in the baking industry since the 1950s and has been checked and approved as a food additive according to EU guidelines.

The study involved more than 535,000 shoppers, eight different food categories, and a major grocery store chain that utilized the NuVal (short for Nutritional Value) simplified scoring system.

The researchers also noted signs of increased gut permeability — or leaky gut — and a decrease in the diversity of gut bacteria and anti-inflammatory bacterial metabolites, such as short - chain fatty acids, said Jairam K.P. Vanamala, associate professor of food sciences, Penn State.

Maintaining high levels of biodiversity throughout the food chain is therefore more economical and wiser in the long term than destroying it for short term gains.

Although some species such as jellyfish and tunicates such as salp may multiply quickly to fill such gaps, they provide so little nutrition that most predators do not pursue them and the food chain remains short.

They are essentially sugars and fibers, short or long - chain carbohydrates, that act as «food» for our flora.

You've probably heard of eating probiotic - rich foods such as chickpea miso, kombucha, pickled veggies, kimchee, and coconut water kefir that feed your microbiome, but it's as important to feed your gut prebiotic - rich foods that are nondigestible short - chain fatty acids that help feed your good bacteria.

FODMAPs are a collection of short chain carbohydrates and sugar alcohols found in foods naturally or as food additives.

Further Food Collagen Peptides are short - chain amino acids and are highly bioavailable, meaning that the collagen is absorbed immediately.

Sugar is the general name given to the short - chain carbs that give your food a sweet taste.

That's because pink live very short lives and feed low on the food chain.

«The cook in the kitchen preparing a meal from plants and animals at the end of this shortest of food chains has a great many things to worry about, but «health» is simply not one of them, because it is given.»

Beneficial intestinal bacteria do many things: they help with nutrient breakdown and absorption, can turn food into usable nutrients, produce some nutrients — like Vitamin K, B vitamins, Biotin — on their own, ferment indigestible fibers into short chain fatty acids that feed the lining of the colon.

It confirms what I already suspected (bitter foods are usually good for the liver) as well as veggies which contribute to the creation of short chain fatty acids (Veggies rule!).

Commensal bacteria likewise aid in nutrient extraction and assimilation, as the secondary bile acids and short - chain fatty acids they produce from fermentation of indigestible carbohydrates lead to liberation of compounds like peptide YY from cells, which decreases intestinal transit, encourages satiety, maximizes nutrient absorption, and increases energy harvested from food (Boulange et al., 2016).

Researchers focused on two species of bacteria that break up dietary fibers from food into small molecules called short - chain fatty acids.

Eat Healthy Fats — Eating a variety of foods high in short, medium and long - chain fatty acids is key to keeping your hormones in check.

Since it is absorbed by healthy bacteria, these bacteria multiply and improve intestinal health by raising the amount of butyrate and other short - chain fats in the colon.7 Higher levels of butyrate can reduce gas, bloating, and many food intolerances.

Dietary fiber is the indigestible portion of plant foods and has two main components: insoluble fiber (principally cellulose and lignin) and soluble fiber such as galacto - oligosaccharides and fructooligosaccharides (FOS), which are fermented by the gut microbiota into short - chain fatty acids (SCFAs) acetate, propionate, and butyrate.

Only about 10 % of the ingested isomalt is digested to glucose, sorbitol and mannitol in the small intestine, the rest passes to the large intestine where it is broken down (fermented) by the beneficial bacteria into gases and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are partly absorbed in the colon and partly used as a food for the bacteria [1,2 - p. 184].

Bitter foods activate those T2Rs in the mouth and GI tract, setting off a chain reaction of good vibes and jumped - up digestion that's bound to improve your relationship with food... in the short term, at least.

Kristin S, legumes are one of the categories of foods recommended to be eliminated during the Whole 30 (and for many people, an ongoing no - no in addition to grains) because of their phytates and short chain carbs that aren't properly absorbed, then acting as food for bacteria in the gut which can cause an overgrowth, leading to gut problems and systemic inflammation.

My main point was that fermented foods are beneficial due to vitamins and short - chain fatty acids, not because of bacteria.

I said that fermented foods are beneficial (that doesn't mean you need them, just like you don't need flaxseed or beans, or whatever), but not because of bacteria, but because of products of fermentation — vitamins and short - chain fatty acids.