How and what we eat impact our environment

We are what we eat

the old adage that pregnant women eat for two might be more true than ever before in the light of recent research into diet and the control of gene expression. the link between the diet of pregnant women—and, to some extent, men—during pre-conception and the health of the fetus has been viewed mostly in terms of major risk factors such as smoking or substance abuse. However, epidemiological and...

Healthy Food Choice: How Environment and Cognition Determine What We Eat

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What did our ancestors eat?

Over the millennia various hominoids and hominids have subsisted on very different dietaries, depending on climate, hunting proficiency, food-processing technology, and available foods. The Australopithecines were not browsers and fruit-eaters with very high intakes of vitamin C; rather they were scavengers of kills made by other animals. The hominids who followed did include some cold-climate ...

Learning disabilities and the environment: What we know - and how our policies are failing children.

Learning disabilities and related attention deficit disorders affect an estimated 10% to 15% of children. The consequences of these and other neurological, developmental and behavioural disorders are life-long, often serious for both the child and his or her family, and costly for society. The role of toxic chemicals in the etiologies of these disorders has been largely ignored, although the ev...

Paleolithic nutrition : what did our ancestors eat ?