Alexander J. Stein / is on Nostr

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 info & networks at AJStein.de

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2025-05-19 07:50:22

Over 1/3 of all countries cannot meet self-sufficiency for more than 2 of 7 essential #food groups. Low #selfsufficiency & overdependence on a few countries for #imports threaten their capability to respond to global shocks. #Trade plays a crucial role in diversifying… (1/4) doi.org/10.1038/s430...
Gap between national food prod...

2025-05-06 12:41:29

#EU: The European #Research Council will get substantial additional #funding for larger, longer-term 'super grants' that #researchers based in the #USA or elsewhere who wish to move to #Europe will be able to apply for: erc.europa.eu/news-events/... #science #scientists >> Welcome!
Choose Europe for Science: ERC...

2025-04-26 10:57:41

#Vegan, vegetarian & flexitarian #diets best meet #environment & #nutrition constraints. (Flexitarians limit #meat intake to 255g per WEEK—down from 210-350g per DAY—and replace #beef with #pork & #poultry.) Grains, #legumes & nuts are primary #protein sources: doi.org/10.1038/s430... #plantbased
Diets can be consistent with p...

2025-04-25 17:03:58

Muscle building after #WeightTraining: The source of protein – animal-based or #plantbased – makes no difference to #muscle gain. What matters is to get sufficient high-quality #protein from one's food, which can be the habitual consumption of a #vegan varied diet: news.illinois.edu/omnivorous-v...
Omnivorous? Vegan? Makes no di...

2025-04-15 10:51:28

In a study with 78,000 participants and 17 years follow-up, (healthy) #plantbased diets were linked to reduced all-cause #mortality, i.e. adherence to #diets characterized by healthy plant foods and low animal foods may decrease mortality: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #meat #dairy #vegan #health
Redirecting

2025-04-14 14:40:05

#Portugal: Adherence to the mostly #plantbased Planetary Health Diet is linked to higher diet quality & lower #environment impact. But most people eat too much #meat, not enough nuts, #pulses & whole grains. Shifting #diets should focus on replacing meat with nuts & pulses: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
Adherence to the EAT-Lancet Pl...

2025-04-05 16:32:48

New projections reveal a 4°C rise in global #temperatures would cut world #GDP by 40% by 2100. The results support limiting #globalwarming to 1.7 °C. In a hotter future, extreme weather events worldwide can trigger cascading #supplychain disruptions… (1/2) www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
New UNSW research reveals dram...

2025-04-03 11:16:39

#Germany: On yet another farm, #cows & #calves were abused for months, as shown in video footage released by an #animalwelfare organisation. The #milk from the #farm goes to a #dairy and is then sold under #retailers private labels… (1/2) taz-de.translate.goog/Gewalt-in-de... #animalcruelty #ethics
Gewalt in der Nutztierhaltung:...

2025-04-02 13:51:41

Choosing milk? #Plant-based milks generate only one-third or less of the GHG #emissions of cow's #milk, and most use much less #water. Pea milk is a very #sustainable choice that has as much #protein as cow's milk, #soymilk is a close second. #Cow milk is worst: www.wri.org/insights/mil...
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2025-03-28 13:29:25

How a traditional German #butcher & #meat processing company makes millions with #vegan products: eating habits are changing and after 333 years, it doesn't get stuck in its own #tradition… (1/3) www-sueddeutsche-de.translate.goog/wirtschaft/p... #plantbased #innovation
Lebensmittel: Warum der Metzge...

2025-03-25 11:08:52

#FoodSystems damage #ecosystems and over 700 million people are undernourished. #Vegan, #vegetarian & flexitarian #diets that limit #meat consumption best meet #environment & #nutrition constraints. The literature widely supports the need to limit #meat consumption… (1/x) doi.org/10.1038/s430...
Diets can be consistent with p...

2025-03-04 10:42:19

To decarbonise the #foodsystem in the UK at the local level, identified interventions are: making #vegan menus the standard choice, including more #plant-based products in #publicprocurement, guidelines to reward businesses, and starting community gardens: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Local policies and interventio...