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Which type of fat should be limited in an asthma diet?
A. Unsaturated fats
B. Trans fats
C. Omega-3 fats
D. Monounsaturated fats
#fats #asthma #asthmadiet #goodfats ... Continue to: https://www.facebook.com/1130092409221646/posts/1357304373167114

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧈🔬 At #Drexel University, a #food scientist explains how #butter and #margarine differ at the molecular level and why that matters for your #cookies.

Butter’s saturated #fats stack tightly for flaky baked goods, while margarine’s unsaturated fats get chemically rearranged to melt more predictably. The difference comes down to fatty acid chain structure.

👉 https://theconversation.com/butter-or-margarine-a-food-scientist-describes-their-subtle-chemical-deviations-and-how-they-can-affect-your-baked-goods-283331

#chemistry #baking #triglycerides #molecules #kitchen #cooking #science

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧈🔬 At #Drexel University, a #food scientist explains how #butter and #margarine differ at the molecular level and why that matters for your #cookies.

Butter’s saturated #fats stack tightly for flaky baked goods, while margarine’s unsaturated fats get chemically rearranged to melt more predictably. The difference comes down to fatty acid chain structure.

👉 https://theconversation.com/butter-or-margarine-a-food-scientist-describes-their-subtle-chemical-deviations-and-how-they-can-affect-your-baked-goods-283331

#chemistry #baking #triglycerides #molecules #kitchen #cooking #science

Build a Muscle Gain Plate at Each Meal 🍽️

The plate should match the your training goal, body size, appetite, and progress.

For muscle gain, protein stays consistent, but carbs and fats may need to increase if weight, strength, or energy are not improving.

👉 Start with protein

👉 Add a performance carb

👉 Include color for recovery

👉 Use healthy fats wisely

#protein #carbs #recovery #fats #onlinecoach

Build a Muscle Gain Plate at Each Meal 🍽️

The plate should match the your training goal, body size, appetite, and progress.

For muscle gain, protein stays consistent, but carbs and fats may need to increase if weight, strength, or energy are not improving.

👉 Start with protein

👉 Add a performance carb

👉 Include color for recovery

👉 Use healthy fats wisely

#protein #carbs #recovery #fats #onlinecoach

Why Muscle Gain Requires More Than Protein 📈

🏗️ Protein builds the muscle, but calories give the body permission to grow

🥯 Carbs fuel better workouts

🥑 Healthy fats support hormones and recovery

🥗 Micronutrients help the body actually use the food.

#protein #carbs #fats #nutrition #onlinecoach

Why Muscle Gain Requires More Than Protein 📈

🏗️ Protein builds the muscle, but calories give the body permission to grow

🥯 Carbs fuel better workouts

🥑 Healthy fats support hormones and recovery

🥗 Micronutrients help the body actually use the food.

#protein #carbs #fats #nutrition #onlinecoach

Macros Build Muscle for Workout Signals 🥗

The goal is not to eat recklessly, it is to eat enough so performance, recovery, and muscle repair can keep moving forward.

👉 Training sends the message, macros provide the materials

👉 Protein repairs and rebuilds muscle tissue

👉 Carbs fuel better workout performance

👉 Fats support the recovery environment

#macros #carbs #fats #protein #onlinecoach

Macros Build Muscle for Workout Signals 🥗

The goal is not to eat recklessly, it is to eat enough so performance, recovery, and muscle repair can keep moving forward.

👉 Training sends the message, macros provide the materials

👉 Protein repairs and rebuilds muscle tissue

👉 Carbs fuel better workout performance

👉 Fats support the recovery environment

#macros #carbs #fats #protein #onlinecoach

Fish oil may be hurting your brain, new study finds https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260426012303.htm

#nutrition #fats #oil #fishoil #GoVegan #AnimalRights

Fish oil may be hurting your brain, new study finds https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260426012303.htm

#nutrition #fats #oil #fishoil #GoVegan #AnimalRights

Eating for Recovery, Not Just Training ❤️‍🩹

💪 Muscle growth happens after the workout

🍗 Protein supports repair

🥖 Carbs refill your energy tank

🫒 Healthy fats support hormones and inflammation control

#protein #carbs #fats #nutrition #onlinecoach

Eating for Recovery, Not Just Training ❤️‍🩹

💪 Muscle growth happens after the workout

🍗 Protein supports repair

🥖 Carbs refill your energy tank

🫒 Healthy fats support hormones and inflammation control

#protein #carbs #fats #nutrition #onlinecoach

Pre Workout Nutrition for Better Sessions and Better Growth 💪↗️

Muscle growth doesn’t come from the meal itself, it comes from the quality of the training session the meal allows you to produce, and the recovery environment it supports afterward.

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🍗 Start with protein (the “anchor”)

🥖 Add carbs to fuel performance (especially for hypertrophy)

⏱️ Time it to your stomach, not a rigid clock

🥑 Keep fat and fiber “smart” before lifting

#preworkout #nutrition #carbs #protein #fats

Pre Workout Nutrition for Better Sessions and Better Growth 💪↗️

Muscle growth doesn’t come from the meal itself, it comes from the quality of the training session the meal allows you to produce, and the recovery environment it supports afterward.

—

🍗 Start with protein (the “anchor”)

🥖 Add carbs to fuel performance (especially for hypertrophy)

⏱️ Time it to your stomach, not a rigid clock

🥑 Keep fat and fiber “smart” before lifting

#preworkout #nutrition #carbs #protein #fats

⏰ Nutrient Timing on Rest Days vs Training Days 🔄

Nutrient timing matters because it helps you align nutrition with physiology, not just calories on paper.

🥩 Protein: same target, different “anchors”

🥖 Carbs: performance-fueled vs recovery-managed

🫒 Fats: lower near workouts, higher away from workouts

⏱️ Meal timing: “fuel windows” vs “steady rhythm”

#nutrienttiming #protein #carbs #fats #onlinecoach

⏰ Nutrient Timing on Rest Days vs Training Days 🔄

Nutrient timing matters because it helps you align nutrition with physiology, not just calories on paper.

🥩 Protein: same target, different “anchors”

🥖 Carbs: performance-fueled vs recovery-managed

🫒 Fats: lower near workouts, higher away from workouts

⏱️ Meal timing: “fuel windows” vs “steady rhythm”

#nutrienttiming #protein #carbs #fats #onlinecoach

Fats for Hormones, Joints and Consistency 🥑🫒

Adequate fats help keep the body’s foundation strong, so your training and nutrition plan can actually deliver results

🟢 Fats are raw material for hormone production

🟢 There’s a “sweet spot” more isn’t always better

🟢 Fat quality matters as much as fat quantity

🟢 Consistency over perfection: hit a daily baseline

#fats #hormones #nutrition #diet #onlinecoach

Fats for Hormones, Joints and Consistency 🥑🫒

Adequate fats help keep the body’s foundation strong, so your training and nutrition plan can actually deliver results

🟢 Fats are raw material for hormone production

🟢 There’s a “sweet spot” more isn’t always better

🟢 Fat quality matters as much as fat quantity

🟢 Consistency over perfection: hit a daily baseline

#fats #hormones #nutrition #diet #onlinecoach

The Anabolic Breakfast Blueprint 🍳

Building muscle isn’t just about what happens in the gym, it starts with how you fuel your body the moment your day begins.

The Anabolic Breakfast Blueprint focuses on creating a morning meal that supports energy, repair, performance, and long-term consistency.

#anabolic #breakfast #energy #repair #performance #consistency #musclebuilding #musclegrowth #carbs #fats #proteins #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

The Anabolic Breakfast Blueprint 🍳

Building muscle isn’t just about what happens in the gym, it starts with how you fuel your body the moment your day begins.

The Anabolic Breakfast Blueprint focuses on creating a morning meal that supports energy, repair, performance, and long-term consistency.

#anabolic #breakfast #energy #repair #performance #consistency #musclebuilding #musclegrowth #carbs #fats #proteins #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

Triglycerides in blood: normal values and causes of decrease/increase #triglycerides #fats #diabetes
... Continue to: https://youtube.com/shorts/4AX9wcS2BBk?si=V_nz5KQYu3Ebcpzp

The Power of a Balanced Plate 🍽️

Building muscle isn’t just about how much you eat, it’s about how your meals are constructed.

Balanced plates bring protein, carbs, fats, and micronutrients together in the right proportions, creating the ideal environment for energy, performance, and recovery.

#balancedplate #meals #nutrition #diet #carbs #fats #proteins #energy #vitamins #testosterone #production #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

The Power of a Balanced Plate 🍽️

Building muscle isn’t just about how much you eat, it’s about how your meals are constructed.

Balanced plates bring protein, carbs, fats, and micronutrients together in the right proportions, creating the ideal environment for energy, performance, and recovery.

#balancedplate #meals #nutrition #diet #carbs #fats #proteins #energy #vitamins #testosterone #production #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

🥦 Simple Grocery Lists for Growth 🛒

Understanding these points matters because muscle growth isn’t built in the gym, it’s built in the thousand small decisions you make outside of it.

🍗 Build Around Protein First (The “Anchor Food” Rule)

🥯 Choose Carb Sources That Fuel Training and Recovery

🫒 Add Healthy Fats for Hormones, Satiety, and Joint Support

🥒 Don’t Forget “Micro-Boosters” (Veggies, Fruits, & Hydration)

#grocerylists #shopping #nutrition #diet #protein #carbs #fats #musclegain

🥦 Simple Grocery Lists for Growth 🛒

Understanding these points matters because muscle growth isn’t built in the gym, it’s built in the thousand small decisions you make outside of it.

🍗 Build Around Protein First (The “Anchor Food” Rule)

🥯 Choose Carb Sources That Fuel Training and Recovery

🫒 Add Healthy Fats for Hormones, Satiety, and Joint Support

🥒 Don’t Forget “Micro-Boosters” (Veggies, Fruits, & Hydration)

#grocerylists #shopping #nutrition #diet #protein #carbs #fats #musclegain

Anti Inflammatory Eating for Faster Gains 🔥

Understanding these points on anti-inflammatory eating for faster gains is crucial because it connects nutrition, recovery, and long-term muscle growth into one cohesive system.

💪 Inflammation Isn’t the Enemy, It’s About Balance

🍣 Prioritize Omega-3 Fats

🫐 Load Up on Antioxidant-Rich Foods

#musclegain #musclegrowth #inflammation #nutrition #recovery #balance #omega3 #fats #wholefoods #spices #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

Anti Inflammatory Eating for Faster Gains 🔥

Understanding these points on anti-inflammatory eating for faster gains is crucial because it connects nutrition, recovery, and long-term muscle growth into one cohesive system.

💪 Inflammation Isn’t the Enemy, It’s About Balance

🍣 Prioritize Omega-3 Fats

🫐 Load Up on Antioxidant-Rich Foods

#musclegain #musclegrowth #inflammation #nutrition #recovery #balance #omega3 #fats #wholefoods #spices #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

Pre Workout: Fueling Blueprint 🥗

Fueling before a workout isn’t just about “not training on an empty stomach” it’s about setting the body up for maximum strength, energy, and muscle growth.

✅ Prioritize Carbs + Protein

✅ Keep Fats & Fiber Low

✅ Timing: 60–120 Minutes Pre-Training

#preworkout #strength #energy #balance #carbs #protein #fats #fiber #timing #hydrates #electrolytes #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

Pre Workout: Fueling Blueprint 🥗

Fueling before a workout isn’t just about “not training on an empty stomach” it’s about setting the body up for maximum strength, energy, and muscle growth.

✅ Prioritize Carbs + Protein

✅ Keep Fats & Fiber Low

✅ Timing: 60–120 Minutes Pre-Training

#preworkout #strength #energy #balance #carbs #protein #fats #fiber #timing #hydrates #electrolytes #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

Spilling the Beans on Soup https://www.diningandcooking.com/?p=2337072 #baked #beverages #Colorings #culinary #dairy #Development #Fats&Oils #flavor #food #Formulation #Fortifiers #Fruit #Grain #ingredients #Mediterranean #MediterraneanSoup #nutrition #nuts #PreparedFoods #PreparedMeals #Preparedfoods.com #RD #regulations #sauces #Stabilizers #Sweeteners

Spilling the Beans on Soup https://www.diningandcooking.com/?p=2337072 #baked #beverages #Colorings #culinary #dairy #Development #Fats&Oils #flavor #food #Formulation #Fortifiers #Fruit #Grain #ingredients #Mediterranean #MediterraneanSoup #nutrition #nuts #PreparedFoods #PreparedMeals #Preparedfoods.com #RD #regulations #sauces #Stabilizers #Sweeteners

🦠 Terra Oleo’s oil-producing microbes could replace destructive palm oil plantations

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/17/terra-oleos-tiny-oil-producing-microbes-might-replace-sprawling-palm-oil-plantations/

#biotechnology #manufacturing #chemistry #food #oil #microbes #palmoil #fats #environment

🦠 Terra Oleo’s oil-producing microbes could replace destructive palm oil plantations

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/17/terra-oleos-tiny-oil-producing-microbes-might-replace-sprawling-palm-oil-plantations/

#biotechnology #manufacturing #chemistry #food #oil #microbes #palmoil #fats #environment

Reading Food Labels Without Confusion 📖🤔

Most people underestimate how much they’re eating simply because they don’t realize a package has multiple servings. Knowing serving sizes teaches portion control not restriction, helping you manage energy balance without confusion or guilt.

👉 Start with the Serving Size

👉 Focus on the Big Three: Protein, Carbs, and Fats

#foodlabels #nutrition #diet #servingsizes #protein #carbs #fats #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #onlinefitnesscoach

Reading Food Labels Without Confusion 📖🤔

Most people underestimate how much they’re eating simply because they don’t realize a package has multiple servings. Knowing serving sizes teaches portion control not restriction, helping you manage energy balance without confusion or guilt.

👉 Start with the Serving Size

👉 Focus on the Big Three: Protein, Carbs, and Fats

#foodlabels #nutrition #diet #servingsizes #protein #carbs #fats #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #onlinefitnesscoach

Calories In 🆚 Calories Out

There are endless diets, keto, intermittent fasting, paleo but all of them work (or fail) based on this one principle. Knowing calories in vs. calories out keeps you from getting lost in fads.

👉 Calories In = Food & Drink

👉 Calories Out = Energy Burned

#calories #caloriesurplus #caloriedeficit #diet #nutrition #proteins #carbs #fats #weightgain #weightloss #musclerepair #musclegrowth #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

Fustini’s Oils & Vinegars to be on “Good Morning America” https://www.diningandcooking.com/2307576/fustinis-oils-vinegars-to-be-on-good-morning-america/ #Affiliate #America #city #Condiments #CondimentsU0026Dressings #Cooking #CookingFatsU0026Oils #cuisines #Dressings #fats #food #good #GoodMorningAmerica #local #LocalAffiliateFood #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #michigan #morning #North #Oil #oils #Olive #OliveOil #Overall #OverallPositive #positive #Traverse #TraverseCity #u0026 #up #UpNorth #Vegetarian

Fustini’s Oils & Vinegars to be on “Good Morning America” https://www.diningandcooking.com/2307576/fustinis-oils-vinegars-to-be-on-good-morning-america/ #Affiliate #America #city #Condiments #CondimentsU0026Dressings #Cooking #CookingFatsU0026Oils #cuisines #Dressings #fats #food #good #GoodMorningAmerica #local #LocalAffiliateFood #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #michigan #morning #North #Oil #oils #Olive #OliveOil #Overall #OverallPositive #positive #Traverse #TraverseCity #u0026 #up #UpNorth #Vegetarian

Fustini’s olive oil to be featured on ‘Good Morning America’ https://www.diningandcooking.com/2307270/fustinis-olive-oil-to-be-featured-on-good-morning-america/ #(TV #Affiliate #arts #Condiments #CondimentsU0026Dressings #Cooking #CookingFatsU0026Oils #Dressings #entertainment #fats #food #local #LocalAffiliateArtsU0026Entertainment #LocalAffiliateFood #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #michigan #North #Oil #oils #Olive #OliveOil #Overall #OverallPositive #Petoskey #positive #programs #shows #TVShowsU0026Programs #u0026 #up #UpNorth #Vegetarian

Fustini’s olive oil to be featured on ‘Good Morning America’ https://www.diningandcooking.com/2307270/fustinis-olive-oil-to-be-featured-on-good-morning-america/ #(TV #Affiliate #arts #Condiments #CondimentsU0026Dressings #Cooking #CookingFatsU0026Oils #Dressings #entertainment #fats #food #local #LocalAffiliateArtsU0026Entertainment #LocalAffiliateFood #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #michigan #North #Oil #oils #Olive #OliveOil #Overall #OverallPositive #Petoskey #positive #programs #shows #TVShowsU0026Programs #u0026 #up #UpNorth #Vegetarian

🥦 Understanding Macros for Beginners 🥬

Beginners don’t need to track perfectly, start by learning what foods fall into each macro category and aiming for balance at each meal.

🍗 Protein = Building Blocks

🥯 Carbs = Energy Supply

🥑 Fats = Hormones & Recovery

#calories #macros #proteins #carbs #fats #musclegain #musclegrowth #nutrition #diet #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #onlinefitnesscoach

Smart Snacks for Beginners 🥒

Snacks can be a healthy addition to your already existing diet and nutrition to get you closer to your nutrition and macro goals!

🍗 Protein First

🍖🥯 Pair Carbs + Protein

🍽️ Portion Control Matters

🥗 Convenience Counts

💧 Hydrate With It

#smartsnacks #nutrition #diet #advice #nutrition #protein #carbs #fats #hydration #convienience #onlinecoach #personaltrainer #onlinefitnesscoach

🥦 Micronutrients that Matter for Lifters 🥒

Micronutrients matter for lifters because they are essential for unlocking the full potential of your training.

👉 Magnesium – For Muscle Function and Sleep Recovery

👉 Vitamin D – Strength, Hormones, and Bone Health

👉 Zinc – Testosterone, Repair, and Immune Defense

👉 Iron – Oxygen Delivery and Energy Production

#micronutrients #protein #carbs #fats #magnesium #vitamind #zinc #iron #musclegain #weightlifting #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

How to Build a Balanced Muscle Gain Plate 🍽️

Remember nutrition isn’t just about eating more, it’s about fueling with purpose.

🍗 Prioritize Lean Protein

🍞 Add Quality Carbohydrates

🥑 Include Healthy Fats

🥕🥬 Don’t Forget Fiber and Color

#musclegain #musclegrowth #nutrition #diet #protein #carbs #fats #fiber #vitamins #minerals #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

Do You Need Supplements as a Beginner? 💊

Supplements like whey protein, multivitamins, or creatine can help fill these gaps efficiently.

🥗 Whole Foods Should Be Your Foundation

🗓️ Supplements Don’t Compensate for Poor Habits

🧬 Only a Few Supplements Are Backed by Strong Science

✅ Supplements Can Be Helpful for Convenience

#supplements #calories #diet #macros #wholefood #protein #carbs #fats #habits #creatine #wheyprotein #vitamins #personaltrainer #onlinefitnesscoach

Balancing Your Plate for Fitness Goals 🍽️

Balancing your plate is about aligning your meals with your fitness goals, whether that’s building muscle, losing fat, boosting performance, or improving recovery.

Muscle gain? Larger portions, especially carbs and protein.

Fat loss? Focus on lean proteins, veggies, and moderate carbs.

#balance #macronutrients #protein #carbs #fats #micronutrients #fiber #portioncontrol #musclegain #fatloss #trainingintensity #recovery #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

Eating for your Training Phases 🥬📊

Training and nutrition are two sides of the same coin and aligning your nutrition with your training phase is essential for optimizing muscle gain, performance, recovery, and body composition.

🥒🥦 Match Caloric Intake to Training Demands

📈📉 Adjust Macronutrient Ratios Based on Goals

#trainingphases #nutrition #diet #hypertrophy #strength #macros #proteins #carbs #fats #vitamins #micronutrients #musclegain #performance #recovery #onlinecoach

“ #Eat your #food in the RIGHT ORDER: 73% healthier with this small trick… “ #Vegetables > #Proteins, #Fats > #Carbs I really like the first book by the so-called #Glucosegoddess, I think her #hacks are quite suitable for everyday life. #Glucose #Science #nutrition www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEEU...

Eat your food in the RIGHT ORD...

A Complete Guide to the Worst #Foods for High #Cholesterol

https://resources.healthgrades.com/right-care/cholesterol/6-foods-to-avoid-when-you-have-high-cholesterol
#health #diet #cooking #baking #fats

📈 How to build a Sustainable diet focused on Muscle Gain 💪

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#sustainable #diet #nutrition #goals #goalsetting #carbs #fats #proteins #foodjournal #mealprep #hydration #onlinecoaching

"Diet is so complex that it is often difficult to draw conclusive evidence from a single study," acknowledged Dr Clemens Wittenbecher. "Our approach of using lipidomics to combine intervention studies with highly controlled diets and prospective cohort studies with long-term health tracking can overcome current limitations in nutrition research."

#lipids #fats #diet #plants #biology #health #medicine #cardiology #research

https://www.labroots.com/trending/cell-and-molecular-biology/27435/blood-lipid-profiles-indicate-plant-oils-healthier-animal-fats

Fast Food Triggers Anxiety: University of Colorado-Boulder physiologists report that a high fat diet triggers anxiety. #fats #anxiety #fastfood
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8p4cnQubTL/

Food Without Agriculture

In an article published in Nature Sustainability, researchers write that food production can be more sustainable by focusing less on traditional agriculture and more on alternative methods, like chemical and biological processes.

The article highlights a specific example where dietary fats can be produced with significantly lower CO2 emissions compared to current methods used in palm oil production in Brazil or Indonesia. While acknowledging challenges like potential impacts on agricultural economies and the need for consumer acceptance, the abstract suggests that these new methods could greatly reduce the environmental impact of agriculture, especially in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, land, and water use in the next decade.

Davis, S.J., Alexander, K., Moreno-Cruz, J. et al. Food without agriculture. Nat Sustain (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01241-2

#Research paper in @Nature Sustainability: Dietary #fats can be produced in a lab with significantly lower #CO2 emissions/#climate impact compared to current #palmoil production in #Brazil and #Indonesia #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/01/21/food-without-agriculture/

#Research in @Nature finds switching to lab-produced #palmoil has enormous potential to reduce #GHG emissions, #deforestation, water use. Reducing the climate impact of #agriculture over the decades #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/01/21/food-without-agriculture/

https://youtu.be/M1sArNV-ENM

Davis, S.J., Alexander, K., Moreno-Cruz, J. et al. Food without agriculture. Nat Sustain (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01241-2

Abstract

Efforts to make food systems more sustainable have emphasized reducing adverse environmental impacts of agriculture. In contrast, chemical and biological processes that could produce food without agriculture have received comparatively little attention or resources. Although there is a possibility that someday a wide array of attractive foods could be produced chemosynthetically, here we show that dietary fats could be synthesized with <0.8 g CO2-eq kcal−1, which is much less than the >1.5 g CO2-eq kcal−1 now emitted to produce palm oil in Brazil or Indonesia. Although scaling up such synthesis could disrupt agricultural economies and depend on consumer acceptance, the enormous potential reductions in greenhouse gas emissions as well as in land and water use represent a realistic possibility for mitigating the environmental footprint of agriculture over the coming decade. Read original

Plain English Summary of Results

Proteins, fats, and carbohydrates can be made without traditional agriculture by using different carbon sources and a variety of chemical and biological methods. This article compares how much energy each process uses, with some details still uncertain. The processes vary in their continuous or batched nature. The article also discusses the challenge chemical methods face in distinguishing between molecular forms, unlike bioenzymatic methods which are more precise but limited to conditions suitable for life. The focus is on fats because they are simpler to make, have been produced at scale in the past, are a basic calorie source in many foods, and the production of oil crops like soy and palm has a huge environmental impact.

Synthesizing fats from natural gas or air-captured carbon using renewable energy could greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional agriculture. Finally, the potential environmental benefits of synthetic fats are highlighted, showing that replacing a portion of soy and palm oil with synthetic alternatives could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and land use, particularly in countries where these crops are intensively farmed.

Plain English Summary of Discussion Notes

Producing macronutrients without traditional agriculture can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and land use, especially for dietary fats. Even using coal-based electricity for production can be more climate-friendly than some current agricultural methods. Beyond environmental benefits, such as reduced water use and pollution, synthetic foods can improve food security and lessen the need for labor-intensive farming jobs. This opens up possibilities for reforestation and biodiversity improvements.

However, there are challenges. The estimates are based on data that might not capture all relevant factors, and more detailed analysis is needed. The cost of synthetic foods could be higher than agricultural products, and social acceptance is a major hurdle, given the public’s skepticism about synthetic foods and potential unforeseen environmental impacts. The shift to synthetic foods could also impact the global labor force, especially smallholder farmers in the global South, as agriculture employs a significant portion of the world’s workforce.

Synthetic food production could lead to a smaller environmental footprint for agriculture, requiring much less water and can be produced anywhere with the right resources. This could make food systems more resilient but might also create new dependencies. Sustainable synthetic food production would ideally use renewable energy and atmospheric carbon.

Finally, the move towards synthesized foods prompts a reevaluation of humanity’s relationship with nature. The domestication of plants and the Haber-Bosch process for nitrogen fixation were pivotal in human history. Now, with the majority of habitable land and water used for agriculture, synthetic food offers a path to reduce the environmental burdens of agriculture and align food security with ecosystem restoration.

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Davis, S.J., Alexander, K., Moreno-Cruz, J. et al. Food without agriculture. Nat Sustain (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01241-2

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The Indigenous Malaysian concept of ‘Badi’: respecting the land and wildlife

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Deforestation and Mining Threaten Rare Species at Lake Poso

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Palm Oil Workers Exposed to Hazardous Pesticides

Palm oil workers in Colombia, Ghana, and Indonesia are regularly exposed to hazardous EU-banned pesticides like Paraquat for palm oil. Take action!

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2. Contribute stories: Academics, conservationists, scientists, indigenous rights advocates and animal rights advocates working to expose the corruption of the palm oil industry or to save animals can contribute stories to the website.

Wildlife Artist Juanchi Pérez

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Mel Lumby: Dedicated Devotee to Borneo’s Living Beings

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Anthropologist and Author Dr Sophie Chao

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Health Physician Dr Evan Allen

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The World’s Most Loved Cup: A Social, Ethical & Environmental History of Coffee by Aviary Doert

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How do we stop the world’s ecosystems from going into a death spiral? A #SteadyState Economy

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3. Supermarket sleuthing: Next time you’re in the supermarket, take photos of products containing palm oil. Share these to social media along with the hashtags to call out the greenwashing and ecocide of the brands who use palm oil. You can also take photos of palm oil free products and congratulate brands when they go palm oil free.

https://twitter.com/CuriousApe4/status/1526136783557529600?s=20

https://twitter.com/PhillDixon1/status/1749010345555788144?s=20

https://twitter.com/mugabe139/status/1678027567977078784?s=20

4. Take to the streets: Get in touch with Palm Oil Detectives to find out more.

5. Donate: Make a one-off or monthly donation to Palm Oil Detectives as a way of saying thank you and to help pay for ongoing running costs of the website and social media campaigns. Donate here

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