Binge eaters’ brains surge with dopamine at the sight and smell of food, a new study finds, priming the brain to see reward similar to the way drug addicts’ brains do. Researchers at the Energy Department’s Brookhaven National Laboratory say the chemical spike could explain compulsive overeating. The scientists looked at 18 obese persons–ten of [...]
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that it is investing $70 million into food security initiatives in order to battle one of climate change’s looming threats–catastrophic food shortages. The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) is also jumping on board with a $32 million commitment. The funds will go toward research on [...]
Demand is on the rise for organic produce. A survey by the Organic Trade Association found that sales revenue from organic food in the U.S. had exploded to $25 billion by 2009 – twenty-five times that of 1990. Author: Hunter Richards High demand requires high efficiency. But organic farmers can’t use the technologies common [...]
