Food Systems Plant-Based Articles - Center for Nutrition Studies https://nutritionstudies.org/t/food-systems/ Food. Science. Health. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:42:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 How Our Food Choices Could Help Reforest the Planet https://nutritionstudies.org/how-our-food-choices-could-help-reforest-the-planet/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:42:49 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=54834 The global food system lies at the center of some of today’s most urgent environmental challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and deforestation. Yet it also offers one of our greatest opportunities: the chance to reforest vast areas of the planet by rethinking what we eat. Nearly half of the world’s habitable land is currently … Continued

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Written by Steven Disla.

]]> Can Organic Farming Feed the World? https://nutritionstudies.org/can-organic-farming-feed-the-world/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:23:04 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=54143 In the ongoing debate between conventional and organic farming, it’s commonly believed that conventional agriculture is necessary to meet the growing global demand for food. However, decades of research from the Rodale Institute show that organic farming can not only match but often outperform conventional methods in terms of yield, sustainability, and profitability.

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Written by Steven Disla.

]]> Fish Farming and Aquatic Life https://nutritionstudies.org/fish-farming-and-aquatic-life/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:20:50 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=53454 Aquatic ecosystems worldwide are facing severe challenges according to nearly every available metric. Recent reports indicate that shark and stingray populations have been halved since 1970, trends which echo earlier studies showing a 49% decline in fish populations between 1970 and 2012.[1][2] Today, nearly 90% of global marine fish stocks are fully exploited, overexploited, or … Continued

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Written by Steven Disla.

]]> Lifeless Soils Will Be the Death of Us https://nutritionstudies.org/lifeless-soils-will-be-the-death-of-us/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:32:23 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=52618 The world’s topsoil is endangered. About a decade ago, a senior UN official made the widely-publicized claim that this most important natural resource, on which our survival depends, will be gone within 60 years if current rates of soil loss continue.[1] “The causes of soil destruction include chemical-heavy farming techniques, deforestation which increases erosion, and … Continued

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Written by Nelson Huber-Disla.

]]> Plant-Based Diets Radically Reduce Food Waste https://nutritionstudies.org/plant-based-diets-radically-reduce-food-waste/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:15:34 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=51886 Food waste is a global concern. If we could tackle food waste reduction, might the profligacy inherent to our food production systems be less consequential?

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Written by Nelson Huber-Disla.

]]> ​​How Much Land Could 100 Americans Conserve by Switching Their Diets? https://nutritionstudies.org/how-much-land-could-100-americans-conserve-by-switching-their-diets/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:03:54 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=49176 In recent years, the debate around what constitutes a “sustainable diet” has led to much discussion. So, as a thought experiment, we analyze the impact that would come from 100 people currently eating the standard American diet switch to a fully plant-based diet.

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Written by Steven Disla.

]]> How One Lecture Made an Ocean of Difference https://nutritionstudies.org/one-lecture-made-an-ocean-of-difference/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:11:42 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=8680 All the health information in the Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate Program has been invaluable to me in my life and in my work as a writer and conscious lifestyle educator.

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Written by Megan Pincus Kajitani, MA.

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