Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, the closely watched food price index of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reached its highest recorded level, stoking consumer prices across the world. In the UK,…Read More >
Agriculture, Food and Health
Our most talked about publications of 2022
A round-up of some of the most talked about journal articles, books and news stories by authors from the University of Reading in 2022. These are organised by our four…Read More >
Binge-eating disorder is more common than many realise, yet it’s rarely discussed – here’s what you need to know
Television personality, author and hair stylist Jonathan Van Ness recently shared on social media his struggles with his eating and weight after “years of feeling out of control with food”….Read More >
Zero Budget Natural Farming: a low-cost farming system that could achieve similar yields to organic and conventional techniques
In response to rising challenges for farmers in India, the Government of Andhra Pradesh a state in southeast India, have been encouraging farmers to adopt Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)…Read More >
Developing a rapid test to help select effective antibiotic treatments – and prevent antimicrobial resistance
For World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, Jessica Hayward, a Research Associate in Pharmaceutics at the University of Reading, explains about her work on a project developing miniaturised rapid antimicrobial testing. Having…Read More >
Menopause: HRT linked to depression – here’s what the evidence actually says
A growing number of women are turning to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate distressing symptoms of the menopause – including hot flushes, bladder weakness, vaginal dryness, joint pain, brain fog, sleep…Read More >
Why we need dietary recommendations for bioactives
In this blog, Gunter Kuhnle explains more about the first dietary recommendation for a type of plant compound that is not a vitamin – flavan-3-ols – found in tea, berries,…Read More >
Eating lots of meat is bad for the environment – but we don’t know enough about how consumption is changing
Responsible for roughly a third of the UK’s diet-related carbon emissions, the consumption and production of meat is a substantial contributor to climate change. A report commissioned by the government last year…Read More >
Heritage apples: the parentage of Cox’s Orange Pippin
This year, the National Fruit Collection celebrates its 100th anniversary and its 70th year at Brogdale Farm in Kent. Scientific Curator Matt Ordidge reflects on a recent study confirming the…Read More >
Tackling the obesity and non-communicable diseases epidemic in Malaysia
The World Population Review 2019 identified Malaysia as the fattest nation in South-East Asia. The percentage of obese and overweight adults in Malaysia increased from 50.1% in 2019 to 54.2%…Read More >