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• Popular Reads

  

  Are Carbohydrates Good or Bad for You?

  

  The Functions of Carbohydrates in the Body

  

  Food Pyramids, Plates and Guides: Building a Balanced Diet

  

  What Are Proteins and What Is Their Function in the Body?

  

  Do You Know How to Find Reliable Information Online?

  

  8 Facts about Fats

  

  Whole grain (Q&A)

  

  Nutrition (The basics)

  

  The Food Pyramid: A Dietary Guideline in Europe

• Collaborative Projects

  

  Seeing images of vegetables can boost children’s intake – new eBooks launched to encourage children to eat their greens

  

  Breaking silos: EUFIC’s upcoming conference to connect nutrition and environmental conversations

  

  NanoPack’s Active Food Packaging Shows Impressive Results in Extending Food Shelf Life

  

  EUFIC to host 1st ever communication symposium on food-based dietary guidelines at this year’s FENS European Nutrition Conference

  

  Eating the Gap II – Engaging Food Influencers to Bring Change

  

  New food trends come to life this weekend at the Leuven Food Fashion Festival

  

  Games of Food: Educational escape games that make the learning process fun and engaging

  

  The Future Kitchen Virtual Reality Experience

  

  EIT Food: Improving Food Together

  

  NanoPack Antimicrobial Film Extends Shelf Life of Fresh Cherries by 40%

  

  SmartChain – smart solutions in short food supply chains

  

  CIRCLES kick-starts: from research on microbes to healthy diets

  

  Gut microbiota linked to obesity and mental disorders EU-funded project ‘MyNewGut’ finds

  

  The microbiome saga: what does research need to do better?

• Science Explained

  

  What Are Food Safety Risk Assessments and Why Are They Used?

  

  How to Accurately Read a Scientific Paper

  

  Hierarchy of Scientific Evidence (Infographic)

  

  Difference Between Hazard and Risk (Infographic)

  

  Difference Between Correlation and Causation (Infographic)