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Why genetically modified 'golden rice' failed to conquer the world

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Why genetically modified 'golden rice' failed to conquer the world

20 years ago, genetically engineered rice with its increased nutritional content seemed a sure-fire win – but that reckoned without implacable critics

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What is trans fat? - cakes and biscuits.

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Trans fat

saturated fat

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Saturated fat

Should we eat local to cut food miles, or does it make no difference?

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Should we eat local to cut food miles, or does it make no difference?

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Cholesterol

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Cholesterol

Awkward truths about Boris Johnson's praise for UK science and tech

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Awkward truths about Boris Johnson's praise for UK science and tech

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Underground food farm

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Don’t Miss: future food, altered mental states and healing minds

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Carbohydrates

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Carbohydrates

Eating a Mediterranean diet has been linked to numerous health benefits

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Cooking skills aren't enough to make you eat a healthy diet

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Eggs in frying pan

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Why everything you know about nutrition is wrong

Are carbs good for you? Or eggs? Every week seems to bring contradictory new diet advice. 51�� unpicks the surprising flaws in nutritional science

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Is organic food better for you? Here's the truth about the benefits

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Impossible Foods boss says we should tax meat to boost veg-based diets

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Sugar

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Vegetables as well as meat could spread superbugs into food chain

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