According to reports, WHO is set to declare the artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”.
Agriculture, Food & Health
Flavanols are linked to better memory and heart health – here’s what foods you can eat to get these benefits
There are plenty of good reasons to make sure you’re eating enough fruit and vegetables each day. Not only do fruit and vegetables contain many of the important vitamins and...Read More >
The effects of air pollution on pollinators
Declines in pollinator abundance and diversity over the last century are currently considered to have been the result of a range of interacting stressors, such as agricultural intensification and climate…Read More >
Voter ID: most people are terrible at matching faces to photos, making polling checks unreliable
On Thursday May 4, for the first time, members of the public voting in local council elections in England were required to bring photo ID to their polling station. Initial reports suggested…Read More >
Frozen and tinned foods can be just as nutritious as fresh produce – here’s how
The ongoing cost of living crisis and fruit and vegetable shortages have left many people worrying about how they’re going to get these important foods in their diet. Yet in spite of...Read More >
Health Innovation Partnership: Building a sustainable, inclusive, and innovative healthcare community in Berkshire and beyond
In 2021, we launched the Health Innovation Partnership, a joint venture between the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Reading, building on the solid foundations of the...Read More >
Food aid supply chains rely on a surplus – here’s what happens during a shortage
Many households in Britain have felt the impact of recent food shortages or, at the very least, noticed sparse shelves in the fresh produce aisle of their local shop. For...Read More >
Music aids language-learning in autistic children
For World Autism Awareness Day, Dr Fang Liu, Associate Professor in the School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences writes about how researchers at the University of Reading designed an…Read More >
Win. Don’t Bin: WRAP’s Food Waste Action Week
If food waste were a country, estimates are that it would have the third highest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions after China and the US. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 12.3…Read More >
