Diet & Weight

Children's advertising should be severely restricted

The advertising barriers for unhealthy foods that were launched yesterday are a milestone in the fight against malnutrition and obesity. Food Minister Cem Özdemir is finally putting an end to the unsuccessful principle of voluntariness, which the federal government has been practicing for years...

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Germans appreciate organic products

Organic is still in demand. Every second German occasionally buys organic food, more than a third even frequently or exclusively. This has been shown by the current ecobarometer, which is regularly commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). More than 1.000 people aged 14 and over took part in the representative survey...

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Özdemir wants to rethink agriculture

OECD countries want to transform agricultural and food systems in a sustainable way.
At the end of their two-day meeting in Paris, the agriculture ministers of the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) committed themselves to a sustainable transformation of global agricultural and food systems...

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Saving energy through organic?

Energy is currently a very scarce commodity and will probably remain so. So close that Economics Minister Robert Habeck, contrary to his political agenda, feels compelled to partially reactivate old fossil energy sources such as hard coal, lignite and oil, which are harmful to the climate. On the other hand, Habeck calls for savings. But where, apart from heating and showering, can energy actually be saved in everyday life?

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In vitro burger on the plate - how many Germans would grab it?

As the world population grows, so will the demand for animal-based foods. Livestock farming has negative effects on the environment and climate and is also associated with high water and land consumption. A sustainable alternative to conventional meat production could be cultured meat...

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Favorite snacks at the butchers: Leberkäse, meatball and sausage

In the new Snack Barometer 2022, trends and all sorts of interesting things to do with snacks at bakers and butchers are presented in figures. For example, it is about why consumers do not buy a snack from the baker or butcher. (Multiple answers were possible) For example, 30% of the consumers surveyed stated that “poor accessibility or lack of proximity” were reasons why they did not buy their snacks there ...

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