Alexander J. Stein
@ajstein.bsky.social
Agricultural economist interested in food, nutrition, health, sustainability. PhD. EU. Private account. Posts ≠ endorsements. Blocking trolls, unsupported claims etc. Posts in German at @ajstein-de.bsky.social. More infos at www.AJStein.de
Modern #diets harm human & planetary #health, as the demand for #protein led to an over-reliance on #animal products. While global dietary guidelines encourage a transition to more #plantbased diets, adherence remains low. Alternative products that offer… (1/2) doi.org/10.1080/1040...
Navigating the shift toward sustainable diets: the use of protein blends in dairy alternatives
Food choice significantly impacts human health, economic development, environmental sustainability, and societal progress. Influencing food choice is key to collectively shaping these outcomes in s...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Modern #diets harm human & planetary #health, as the demand for #protein led to an over-reliance on #animal products. While global dietary guidelines encourage a transition to more #plantbased diets, adherence remains low. Alternative products that offer… (1/2) doi.org/10.1080/1040...
In a study with 200k participants and a follow-up of 13 years, each 10-point increase in the overall #plantbased diet index was linked to a 16% decrease in the risk of #rosacea. Adhering to healthful plant-based #diets should be recommended to prevent rosacea: doi.org/10.1111/jdv.... #health
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November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
In a study with 200k participants and a follow-up of 13 years, each 10-point increase in the overall #plantbased diet index was linked to a 16% decrease in the risk of #rosacea. Adhering to healthful plant-based #diets should be recommended to prevent rosacea: doi.org/10.1111/jdv.... #health
Organic #labels inform #consumers only about production methods, but many incorrectly infer that #organic foods contain fewer #calories or are healthier than regular foods, even if they are identical in calories. This is known as the organic #health halo effect: doi.org/10.1093/erae... #labeling
The organic health halo: Influence of mood, restrained eating and healthiness perceptions
Abstract. Although organic labels inform consumers about food production, many incorrectly infer that organic foods contain fewer calories than regular foo
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November 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Organic #labels inform #consumers only about production methods, but many incorrectly infer that #organic foods contain fewer #calories or are healthier than regular foods, even if they are identical in calories. This is known as the organic #health halo effect: doi.org/10.1093/erae... #labeling
Adopting a low-fat #vegan diet is linked to a significant reduction in GHG #emissions and cumulative energy demand, important drivers of #climatechange. The decrease of GHG emissions is mainly attributable to reduced #meat consumption, followed by reduced #dairy consumption: doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Vegan Diet, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Cumulative Energy Demand
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial examined the environmental effect of adopting a low-fat vegan diet on greenhouse gas emissions and cumulative energy demand.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Adopting a low-fat #vegan diet is linked to a significant reduction in GHG #emissions and cumulative energy demand, important drivers of #climatechange. The decrease of GHG emissions is mainly attributable to reduced #meat consumption, followed by reduced #dairy consumption: doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Insect #farming is promoted as a #sustainable food solution, yet the evidence challenges #environment benefits claimed by industry. Only ~10% of insect-based products replace #meat; most replace plant-based items. While #insects can be more sustainable than livestock… (1/2) doi.org/10.1111/brv....
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November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Insect #farming is promoted as a #sustainable food solution, yet the evidence challenges #environment benefits claimed by industry. Only ~10% of insect-based products replace #meat; most replace plant-based items. While #insects can be more sustainable than livestock… (1/2) doi.org/10.1111/brv....
Terms like "vegan #sausage" & "vegan #burger" provide clarity for consumers and there's little confusion about using a "meat" term for vegan products. Most #consumers do not want a ban on #meat terms for vegan products… (1/2) radar-avrotros-nl.translate.goog/artikel/vega... #plantbased
‘Vegaworst’ en ‘veganburger’ geven consument juist duidelijkheid
Een vegaworst is een vegetarische worst, dus zonder vlees. Dit weet 96 procent van ruim 20.000 ondervraagde Radar Panel-leden juist te benoemen. Het doet vermoeden dat...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Terms like "vegan #sausage" & "vegan #burger" provide clarity for consumers and there's little confusion about using a "meat" term for vegan products. Most #consumers do not want a ban on #meat terms for vegan products… (1/2) radar-avrotros-nl.translate.goog/artikel/vega... #plantbased
UK: There would have been 23,000 fewer #deaths in England during early #COVID had the Government acted faster; the response was ‘too little too late’. Governments failed to appreciate the scale of the threat & the urgency of response it demanded: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/hea... #COVID19 #health
Government response to COVID-19 was ‘too little too late’, inquiry concludes
Report says 23,000 deaths could have been avoided with earlier lockdown
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November 21, 2025 at 12:05 PM
UK: There would have been 23,000 fewer #deaths in England during early #COVID had the Government acted faster; the response was ‘too little too late’. Governments failed to appreciate the scale of the threat & the urgency of response it demanded: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/hea... #COVID19 #health
#CulturedMeat is produced thru the cultivation of animal cells in controlled environments, which reduces the negative impact of animal #farming on the #environment and… (1/2) doi.org/10.1111/1541...
Cultured Meat Reformulation: Health Potential and Sustainable Food Challenges—Narrative Review
Cellular meat is the result of an innovative technology that facilitates the production of meat through the cultivation of animal cells in controlled laboratory environments. This process reduces the...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
#CulturedMeat is produced thru the cultivation of animal cells in controlled environments, which reduces the negative impact of animal #farming on the #environment and… (1/2) doi.org/10.1111/1541...
Transitioning to healthy #diets with low environmental impact is key to achieve #sustainable food systems & reducing health issues. Governments can play a significant role e.g. via issuing dietary guidelines. In an analysis of school meals in Spain over 15 years… (1/4) doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Transitioning to healthy #diets with low environmental impact is key to achieve #sustainable food systems & reducing health issues. Governments can play a significant role e.g. via issuing dietary guidelines. In an analysis of school meals in Spain over 15 years… (1/4) doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Over 300 #agriculture lobbyists participated at this year's UN climate talks. This is larger than the delegation of the world's 10th largest economy, Canada, which brought 220 delegates to COP30… (1/2) www.theguardian.com/environment/... #lobbying
More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds
Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit
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November 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Over 300 #agriculture lobbyists participated at this year's UN climate talks. This is larger than the delegation of the world's 10th largest economy, Canada, which brought 220 delegates to COP30… (1/2) www.theguardian.com/environment/... #lobbying
A strain of #birdflu virus that has never before been reported in people has infected the first human (who may have been exposed thru backyard #poultry). The virus spreads thru #animals' saliva, mucus & feces, or… (1/2) edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/h... #health #avianinfluenza
Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in US in nine months | CNN
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A strain of #birdflu virus that has never before been reported in people has infected the first human (who may have been exposed thru backyard #poultry). The virus spreads thru #animals' saliva, mucus & feces, or… (1/2) edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/h... #health #avianinfluenza
#BirdFlu: In a single farm in Germany, 120,000 #chickens had to be killed due to an outbreak of avian #influenza. Since the beginning of the year, the number in one state already exceeded one million… (1/2) www-ndr-de.translate.google/nachrichten/... #chicken #avianinfluenza #health
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November 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#BirdFlu: In a single farm in Germany, 120,000 #chickens had to be killed due to an outbreak of avian #influenza. Since the beginning of the year, the number in one state already exceeded one million… (1/2) www-ndr-de.translate.google/nachrichten/... #chicken #avianinfluenza #health
UK: Nutritional adequacy of people's #diets is unchanged or even better with greater alignment to the EAT-Lancet Planetary #Health Diet, i.e. this #sustainable and predominantly #plantbased diet can safeguard #nutrition while supporting human & planetary health: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
UK: Nutritional adequacy of people's #diets is unchanged or even better with greater alignment to the EAT-Lancet Planetary #Health Diet, i.e. this #sustainable and predominantly #plantbased diet can safeguard #nutrition while supporting human & planetary health: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
Published now: #LocalFood cannot simply be equated with #sustainable food; in most cases it can neither ensure #foodsecurity, nor does it necessarily have a lower #carbon footprint. For the #environment sustainability of #foodsystems many more factors matter… (1/3) doi.org/10.1016/B978... #review
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November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Published now: #LocalFood cannot simply be equated with #sustainable food; in most cases it can neither ensure #foodsecurity, nor does it necessarily have a lower #carbon footprint. For the #environment sustainability of #foodsystems many more factors matter… (1/3) doi.org/10.1016/B978... #review
When food is wasted, the land, water, labor & energy that went into making it are also lost, hurting the #ecosystem & contributing to #climatechange. It also costs the economy billions, undermines #foodsecurity, and it can spread #illness & pollute water supplies: doi.org/10.1002/fsn3... #foodwaste
November 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
When food is wasted, the land, water, labor & energy that went into making it are also lost, hurting the #ecosystem & contributing to #climatechange. It also costs the economy billions, undermines #foodsecurity, and it can spread #illness & pollute water supplies: doi.org/10.1002/fsn3... #foodwaste
Healthy dietary patterns, esp. #diets high in total & healthful #plantbased food groups, are linked to higher cognitive reserve, i.e. to the ability to compensate for brain changes, injury & disease as measured by acquired knowledge & experience: doi.org/10.1016/j.cd... #cognition #nutrition #health
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November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Healthy dietary patterns, esp. #diets high in total & healthful #plantbased food groups, are linked to higher cognitive reserve, i.e. to the ability to compensate for brain changes, injury & disease as measured by acquired knowledge & experience: doi.org/10.1016/j.cd... #cognition #nutrition #health
The implementation of front-of-package #labeling in low- & middle-income countries was linked to reductions in total #sugar and sodium in packaged food products, depending on the type of scheme implemented: doi.org/10.3389/fnut... #labelling #label #salt #nutrition
Frontiers | Evolution of the nutritional quality of packaged food supply in low- and middle-income countries following the implementation of a front-of-pack labeling scheme
IntroductionAs packaged foods consumption increases in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), certain governments have introduced front-of-pack labeling (...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The implementation of front-of-package #labeling in low- & middle-income countries was linked to reductions in total #sugar and sodium in packaged food products, depending on the type of scheme implemented: doi.org/10.3389/fnut... #labelling #label #salt #nutrition
#China could achieve annual #welfare gains of over $50 billion by simplifying its approval process of gene-edited crops and accelerating R&D transfer, increasing calories per capita by 2.5% & food affordability by 15%, given consumer acceptance: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti... #plantbreeding #geneediting
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November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#China could achieve annual #welfare gains of over $50 billion by simplifying its approval process of gene-edited crops and accelerating R&D transfer, increasing calories per capita by 2.5% & food affordability by 15%, given consumer acceptance: doi.org/10.1016/j.ti... #plantbreeding #geneediting
Only certain types of #ultraprocessed foods are detrimental, whereas others, although highly processed, may exert neutral or protective #health effects. Certain #UPF groups have been consistently linked to higher diabetes risk across studies… (1/2) doi.org/10.1007/s106...
Are all ultra-processed foods created equal? Relevance of food processing and nutritional quality - European Journal of Epidemiology
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November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Only certain types of #ultraprocessed foods are detrimental, whereas others, although highly processed, may exert neutral or protective #health effects. Certain #UPF groups have been consistently linked to higher diabetes risk across studies… (1/2) doi.org/10.1007/s106...
The ability to change your mind in response to better evidence is a hallmark of human #cognition. Experiments now show that chimps are capable of #rational thought, too: doi.org/10.1038/d415... #ethics #animalwelfare #animalrights
Be rational: chimp decision-making is guided by the strongest evidence
The ability to change your mind in response to better evidence is a hallmark of human cognition. Experiments now show that chimps are capable of rational thought too.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The ability to change your mind in response to better evidence is a hallmark of human #cognition. Experiments now show that chimps are capable of #rational thought, too: doi.org/10.1038/d415... #ethics #animalwelfare #animalrights
Big emitters from the food sector move to shape the #COP30 agenda—positioning industrial #farming not as part of the problem, but as a #climate solution; the number of #agribusiness representatives at climate summits almost tripled in the last 4 years… (1/2) www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/m...
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
In the city of Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil has kicked off the COP30 climate conference, a summit framed as a pivotal moment to reduce emissions and keep the Paris Agreement al...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Big emitters from the food sector move to shape the #COP30 agenda—positioning industrial #farming not as part of the problem, but as a #climate solution; the number of #agribusiness representatives at climate summits almost tripled in the last 4 years… (1/2) www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/m...
#Consumers choose more #plantbased diets (PBDs) due to their lower #health & #environment impacts. Environmental footprints (CO2, water, #landuse etc.) decrease from omnivorous to #vegan diets, and well-planned PBDs can offer #sustainability & #nutrition adequacy… (1/2) doi.org/10.3389/fnut...
Frontiers | Nutrient adequacy and environmental foot-print of Mediterranean, pesco-, ovo-lacto-, and vegan menus: a modelling study
BackgroundConsumer food choices are changing towards a more plant-based diet (PBD) due to growing awareness of their less detrimental effects on health and t...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#Consumers choose more #plantbased diets (PBDs) due to their lower #health & #environment impacts. Environmental footprints (CO2, water, #landuse etc.) decrease from omnivorous to #vegan diets, and well-planned PBDs can offer #sustainability & #nutrition adequacy… (1/2) doi.org/10.3389/fnut...
#Brazil: Its powerful #agribusiness sector tries to steer the agenda at COP30. #Agriculture is its largest #climate polluter but is shielded from real #regulation thru systematic #greenwashing, effective #lobbying & political capture: changingmarkets.org/report/the-m... #meat #beef #dairy #cattle
The Meat Agenda: Agricultural Exceptionalism and Greenwash in Brazil • Changing Markets
As Brazil prepares to host the 30th conference of the parties of UNFCCC (COP30) in heart of the Amazon, the country is positioning itself as a global climate leader with ambitious emissions reduction ...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
#Brazil: Its powerful #agribusiness sector tries to steer the agenda at COP30. #Agriculture is its largest #climate polluter but is shielded from real #regulation thru systematic #greenwashing, effective #lobbying & political capture: changingmarkets.org/report/the-m... #meat #beef #dairy #cattle
WTF?! "Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war: Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
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November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
WTF?! "Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war: Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Reducing meat consumption is key to address #environment & #health challenges. In #Finland, acceptance of #taxing the most harmful #meat products has the highest acceptance, driven by perceived #fairness; environmental risk perception has a large indirect effect: doi.org/10.1016/j.sp... #meattax
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November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Reducing meat consumption is key to address #environment & #health challenges. In #Finland, acceptance of #taxing the most harmful #meat products has the highest acceptance, driven by perceived #fairness; environmental risk perception has a large indirect effect: doi.org/10.1016/j.sp... #meattax